llesg

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬeːsɡ/, [ɬeːsk]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɛsɡ/, [ɬɛsk]
• Rhymes: -ɛsɡ

Adjective

llesg (feminine singular llesg, plural llesg or llesgon, equative llesged, comparative llesgach, superlative llesgaf)

1. weak, feeble, infirm, languid

Derived terms

• llesgáu (“to grow feeble, to languish”)
• llesgedd (“feebleness, languor”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llesg	lesg	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), “llesg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies