llaes

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llaɨs, borrowed from Latin laxus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬaːɨ̯s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬai̯s/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯s

Adjective

llaes (feminine singular llaes, plural lleision, not comparable)

1. loose, slack; free
2. trailing, flowing
3. low

Derived terms

• treiglad llaes (“aspirate mutation”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llaes

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llaes	laes	unchanged	unchanged

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), “llaes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies