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llif.

saw

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɬiːv/

  1. saw

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh llif, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃, from Latin līma (“file”); compare Cornish liv (“file”), Middle Breton liü (“file”).

noun/ɬiːv/

  1. flood

    masculine

  2. stream

    masculine

  3. current

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh llif, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃ (compare Cornish liv (“flood”), Breton liñv (“flood”)), deverbative of Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”).

noun/ɬiːv/

  1. flow

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh llif, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃ (compare Cornish liv (“flood”), Breton liñv (“flood”)), deverbative of Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”).

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