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From Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s,[1] possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to-, from *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”).[2]

llys m (plural llysoedd)

  1. (law) court
  2. court; hall
  3. (historical) the royal courts of the Welsh gwlads, a royal court
  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “lios”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 833-34

From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), likely influenced by Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“leaf”). Cognate with Breton louzoù and Cornish les.

llys m (plural llysiau)

  1. (literary) plant
    Synonyms: llysieuyn, planhigyn

This is an older singular form of llysiau. Although rarely used as an independent word now, it is found in many contemporary plant names as part of compound words, similar to English wort.

Possibly from the same source as llaid (“mud”), which see.

llys m (uncountable)

  1. slime, mucus
    Synonym: llysnafedd

llys m (plural llysoedd)

  1. (law) objection, challenge
    Synonym: gwrthwynebiad

Mutated forms of llys

radical soft nasal aspirate
llys lys unchanged unchanged

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