"llai" meaning in Welsh

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Adjective

IPA: /ɬai̯/ Audio: Llai.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Welsh llei (comparative of llaw (“small”)), from Proto-Brythonic *llaɣü (comparative of *llaɣw), from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs (comparative of *legus (“small”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). Cognate with Old Irish laigiu. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*h₁lengʷʰ-}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|llei}} Middle Welsh llei, {{m|wlm|llaw|t=small}} llaw (“small”), {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*llaɣü}} Proto-Brythonic *llaɣü, {{m|cel-bry-pro|*llaɣw}} *llaɣw, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*lagyūs}} Proto-Celtic *lagyūs, {{m|cel-pro|*legus|t=small}} *legus (“small”), {{der|cy|ine-pro|*h₁lengʷʰ-||lightweight}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”), {{cog|sga|laigiu}} Old Irish laigiu Head templates: {{head|cy|comparative adjective}} llai
  1. comparative degree of bach: smaller Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: bach (extra: smaller)
    Sense id: en-llai-cy-adj-3SBY5Wvx Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 60 34 6
  2. less, fewer
    Sense id: en-llai-cy-adj-ppKNbVKT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ɬai̯/ Audio: Llai.ogg Forms: llai [feminine, singular], llai [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], llai [mutation, mutation-radical], lai [mutation, mutation-soft]
Etymology: Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“pale”) and so connected to llwyd (“grey”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*pelH-|t=pale}} Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“pale”), {{l|cy|llwyd|t=grey}} llwyd (“grey”) Head templates: {{cy-adj|-}} llai (feminine singular llai, plural llai, not comparable) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (obsolete) grey, brown, dun, dark red, dark Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-llai-cy-adj-zUOBIiF0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for llai meaning in Welsh (3.9kB)

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