melys
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *melɨs, from Proto-Celtic *melissis (“sweet”), from *meli (“honey”). Cognate with Welsh melys, Irish milis, Scottish Gaelic milis.
Mutation
Mutation of melys
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| melys | velys | unchanged | unchanged | felys | velys |
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh melys, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨs, from Proto-Celtic *melissis (“sweet”), from *meli (“honey”). Cognate with Cornish melys, Irish milis, Scottish Gaelic milis.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪs/, /ˈmɛlɪs/
Adjective
melys (feminine singular melys, plural melysion, equative melysed, comparative melysach, superlative melysaf)
Related terms
- mêl (“honey”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| melys | felys | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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