llathraidd

Welsh

Etymology

From llathr (“glossy, shiny”) +‎ -aidd.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɬaθrai̯ð/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬaθrɛð/

Adjective

llathraidd (feminine singular llathraidd, plural llathraidd, not comparable)

  1. shiny, sheeny[1]
    Synonyms: llathr, llachar, disglair
  2. glossy, sleek, smooth[1]
    Synonym: llathr
  3. straight (of hair)[1]
    Synonym: llathr
    Antonyms: crych, cyrliog
  4. slippery (of a slope)[1]
    Synonym: llithrig
  5. burnished, polished[1]
    Synonym: caboledig
    1. (figurative) polished, refined, cultured
      Synonyms: graenus, coeth, diwylliedig
  6. sunny[1]
    Synonyms: heulog, teg
  7. well-formed, shapely, elegant[1]
    Synonyms: golygus, prydweddol, lluniaidd, urddasol

Derived terms

  • llathreiddfan, llathreiddgar, llathreiddloyw (“shiny, glossy”)
  • llathreiddferch (“beautiful girl”)
  • llathreiddgan (“beautiful song”)
  • llathreiddiad (“becoming glossy; act of burnishing”)
  • llathreiddio (“to burnish”)
  • llathreiddrwydd (“glossiness”)
  • sbriws llathraidd (“tigertail spruces”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of llathraidd
radical soft nasal aspirate
llathraidd lathraidd unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llathraidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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