llynges
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh llyghes, from Proto-Celtic *longestā, a derivative of *longā (whence also llong). Cognate to Irish loingeas.
Synchronically analyzable as llong (“ship”) + -es (“collective suffix”).
Noun
editllynges f (plural llyngesau)
Derived terms
edit- arflynges f (“armada”)
- llynges fasnach f (“merchant marine”)
- Llynges Frenhinol f (“Royal Navy”)
- llyngesol (“naval”, adjective)
- llyngesydd m (“admiral”)
Mutation
edit| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llynges | lynges | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llynges”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies