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
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
melys	velys	unchanged	unchanged	felys	velys

Welsh

Alternative forms

• melus

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)

1. sweet, sugary

   Synonym: pêr

2. (of wine) sweet

Related terms

• mêl (“honey”)
• melyswellt (“sweetgrass”)

See also

Basic tastes in Welsh (layout · text)
melys	sur / egr	hallt	chwerw	sbeislyd	sawrus

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