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Galician
Pronoun
lles
- dative of eles
Pronoun
lles
- dative of elas
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh lles, from Old Welsh les. Cognate with Irish leas.
Pronunciation
Noun
lles m (plural llesau or llesoedd)
- benefit, profit, gain
- Synonym: budd
- welfare, well-being
Derived terms
- llesol (“beneficial, advantageous, profitable”)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lles”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies