llindag
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Welsh
Etymology
From llin (“line”) + tag (“suffocation”).
Noun
llindag m (uncountable)
- strangulation, suffocation[1]
- snare[1]
- (botany) dodder, strangleweed (plant of the genus Cuscuta)[1]
- especially common or lesser dodder (Cuscuta epithymum)[2]
- Synonym: llindag lleiaf
- especially common or lesser dodder (Cuscuta epithymum)[2]
- (pathology) candidiasis, thrush[1]
- Synonym: gân
Derived terms
- llindag mawr, llindag mwyaf (“great dodder”)
- llindag melyn (“yellow dodder”)
- llindagu (“to strangle, to choke”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llindag | lindag | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llindag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1) (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 51