llech

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɬeːχ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llech, from Proto-Brythonic *llex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.

Noun

llech f (plural llechi or llechau)

  1. flagstone, slab of stone
  2. slate
  3. tablet (slab of clay used for inscription)
Derived terms
  • cromlech (“cromlech, dolmen”)
  • llechen (“slate, tablet”)
  • llechfaen (“slate; bakestone”)
  • priddlech (“tile”)

Etymology 2

Perhaps from llech (“stone slab”).

Noun

llech m

  1. hiding place
  2. state of concealment, hiding
  3. lurking, skulking, stealth
  4. sly or stealthy person, sneak, skulker
Derived terms
  • llechaidd (“stealthy, furtive”, adj)
  • llechgi m (“sneak, skulker”)
  • llechian (“skulk, sneak”, verb)
  • llechu (“hide, skulk”, verb)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
llech lech unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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