llech

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɬeːχ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llech, from Proto-Brythonic *llex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.

Noun

llech f (plural llechi or llechau)

  1. flagstone, slab of stone
  2. slate
  3. tablet (slab of clay used for inscription)
Derived terms
  • cromlech (“cromlech, dolmen”)
  • llechen (“slate, tablet”)
  • llechfaen (“slate; bakestone”)
  • priddlech (“tile”)

Etymology 2

Perhaps a semantic extension of Etymology 1, from "stone slab" > "building made of stone slabs" > "hiding place".

Noun

llech m

  1. hiding place
  2. state of concealment, hiding
  3. lurking, skulking, stealth
  4. sly or stealthy person, sneak, skulker
Derived terms
  • llechaidd (“stealthy, furtive”, adj)
  • llechgi m (“sneak, skulker”)
  • llechian (“skulk, sneak”, verb)
  • llechu (“hide, skulk”, verb)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llech lech unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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