llath

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llaθ, from Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”). Cognate with Irish slat and Cornish lath.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɬaːθ/
Rhymes: -aːθ

Noun

llath f (plural llathau)

rod, staff, wand, stick, beam, rafter
yard (unit of measurement)
Synonym: llathen
(historical) Welsh yard
Synonym: llath Gymreig

Derived terms

canllath (“a hundred yards”)
croeslath (“purlin, crossbeam”)
croglath (“snare”)
hudlath (“magic wand”)
llathen (“yard”)
mesurlath (“measuring rod”)
trawslath (“purlin, transom”)
troedlath (“treadle”)
tulath (“rafter, joist”)

Descendants

English: Welsh yard

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llath	lath	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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