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Welsh
Etymology
lloer (“moon”) + -ig
Adjective
lloerig (feminine singular lloerig, plural lloerig, equative mor loerig, comparative mwy lloerig, superlative mwyaf lloerig)
- lunatic, moonstruck, loony, crazy
- Synonyms: gwallgof, ynfyd, gorffwyllog, cynddeiriog
- frantic, wild
- Synonyms: cynddeiriog, gwyllt
- lunar, pertaining to the moon
- Synonym: lleuadol
Noun
lloerig m
- lunatic, madman, loony
- Synonyms: gwallgofddyn, ynfyd, ynfytyn
- inhabitant of the moon
- (historical) member of y Lloerig Gymdeithas (a Merionethshire poets' society that met on Thursdays preceding a full moon)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lloerig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies