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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh llymhau, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (“to sharpen”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).[1] Cognate with Breton lemm, Cornish lym; outside of Celtic, compare Latin (“carpenter's file”), English slime.
Pronunciation
Adjective
llym (feminine singular llem, plural llymion, equative llymed, comparative llymach, superlative llymaf)[2]
- keen, harsh, strong, severe
- Synonym: pigog
- bitter, acrid
- sharp, pointed
- Synonym: pigog
- vicious (temper)
- poignant (smell)
- acute (accent)
- Synonym: dyrchafedig
- acute (angle)
Antonyms
Mutation
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 239
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llym”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies