blith

== Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bliːθ/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Brythonic *bliθ, a conflation of a noun Proto-Celtic *mlixtus and an adjective *mlixtis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (compare English milk, Latin mulgeō (“to milk”)). Cognate with Irish bleacht. ==== Adjective ==== blith (feminine singular blith, plural blithion, not comparable) milch, lactating (of cow, etc.), full of milk in calf (of cow), in lamb (of sheep), pregnant fruitful, productive, nourishing ===== Derived terms ===== blithog (“milch, productive”) ==== Noun ==== blith m (plural blithion) milk, dairy produce lactation dairying milch cow or other lactating animal (figuratively) profit, gain, advantage ===== Related terms ===== ==== Mutation ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== blith soft mutation of plith (“midst, middle”) ==== Mutation ==== === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “blith”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “blith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies