llwglyd

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From llwgu (to starve) +‎ -lyd.

Adjective

llwglyd (feminine singular llwglyd, plural llwglyd, equative mor lwglyd, comparative mwy llwglyd, superlative mwyaf llwglyd)

  1. starving, famished
  2. (North Wales) hungry
    Synonyms: newynog, newynllyd

Etymology 2

From llwg (scurvy) +‎ -lyd.

Adjective

llwglyd (feminine singular llwglyd, plural llwglyd, equative mor lwglyd, comparative mwy llwglyd, superlative mwyaf llwglyd)

  1. (dermatology) scurfy, having scurf

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llwglyd lwglyd 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), “llwglyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies