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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh llost, from Proto-Brythonic *llost, from Proto-Celtic *lustā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lew- (“todivide, to split”), possibly related to Old Norse ljósta (“to strike”). Cognate with Breton lost, Cornish lost, Gaulish losto-,
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[edit]llost f (plural llostau)
- (anatomy) tail
- (by extension) any similar object or part or appendage:
- (poetry) the last section of a line of rhupunt, maintaing the main rhyme
Derived terms
[edit]- llostfain (“slim-tailed”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llost | lost | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llost”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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