melys

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *melɨs, from Proto-Celtic *melissis (“sweet”), from *meli (“honey”). Cognate with Welsh melys, Irish milis, Scottish Gaelic milis.

Adjective

melys

  1. sweet, sugary

Mutation
  Mutation of melys  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed 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

Adjective

melys (feminine singular melys, plural melysion, equative melysed, comparative melysach, superlative melysaf)

  1. sweet, sugary
  2. (of wine) sweet

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
melys felys unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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