llaith

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *lextos, from Proto-Indo-European *leg-to-s, from *leg- (“to leak”). Cognate with Breton leizh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɬai̯θ/ Rhymes: -ai̯θ Homophone: llaeth (South Wales) === Adjective === llaith (feminine singular llaith, plural lleithion, equative lleithed, comparative lleithach, superlative lleithaf) damp, moist humid, dank ==== Derived terms ==== lleithion (“milt, soft roe”) ==== Related terms ==== cyflaith (“toffee”) lleithder (“dampness, moisture, humidity”) lleithio (“to dampen, to moisturise”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies