helyg

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *hėlɨg, from Proto-Celtic *salixs, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”). Cognate with Cornish helyk, Breton halegen, Irish saileach, Scottish Gaelic seileach, Manx shellagh, Latin salix, Old English sealh and English sallow. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛlɪɡ/, /ˈhɛlɨ̞ɡ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheːlɪɡ/, /ˈhɛlɪɡ/ === Pronunciation notes === Despite being spelled with y, the second vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when y precedes g. === Noun === helyg (plural, singular helygen f, not mutable) willows ==== Derived terms ==== cathan helyg (“sallow kitten moth”) helyg deilgrwn, helyg crynddail (“goat-willows”) helyglys (“willowherb”) === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “helyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies