helyg

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Helygen

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hėlɨg, from Proto-Celtic *salixs, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”). Cognate with Cornish helyk, Breton halegen, Irish saileach, Scottish Gaelic seileach, Manx shellagh, Latin salix, Old English sealh and English sallow.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation notes

Despite being spelled with y, the second vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when y precedes g.

Noun

helyg f (collective, singulative helygen, not mutable)

  1. willows

Derived terms

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “helyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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