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llys.

court

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɬɨːs/North-Wales/ɬiːs/South-Wales
  1. court

    masculine
  2. court; hall

    masculine
  3. the royal courts of the Welsh gwlads, a royal court

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to-, from *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”).

noun/ɬɨːs/North-Wales/ɬiːs/South-Wales
  1. slime, mucus

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Possibly from the same source as llaid (“mud”), which see.

noun/ɬɨːs/North-Wales/ɬiːs/South-Wales
  1. plant

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), likely influenced by Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“leaf”). Cognate with Breton louzoù and Cornish les.

noun/ɬɨːs/North-Wales/ɬiːs/South-Wales
  1. objection, challenge

    masculine
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