blith

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bliːθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *bliθ, a conflation of a noun Proto-Celtic *mlixtus and an adjective *mlixtis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (compare English milk, Latin mulgeō (“to milk”)). Cognate with Irish bleacht.

Adjective

blith (feminine singular blith, plural blithion, not comparable)

1. milch, lactating (of cow, etc.), full of milk
2. in calf (of cow), in lamb (of sheep), pregnant
3. fruitful, productive, nourishing

Derived terms

• blithog (“milch, productive”)

Noun

blith m (plural blithion)

1. milk, dairy produce
2. lactation
3. dairying
4. milch cow or other lactating animal
5. (figuratively) profit, gain, advantage

Related terms

• armel (“second milk”)
• melfoch (“suckling pigs”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of blith

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blith	flith	mlith	unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Noun

blith

1. soft mutation of plith (“midst, middle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of plith

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plith	blith	mhlith	phlith

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “blith”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “blith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies