helyg

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *saləḱ-, *salək- (“willow”)

Cognate with Cornish helyk, Breton halegen, Irish saileach, Scottish Gaelic seileach, Manx shellagh, Latin salix, Old English sealh and English sallow.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɪɡ/, /ˈhɛlɨ̞ɡ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈheːlɪɡ/, /ˈhɛlɪɡ/

Usage notes

Despite being spelled with y, the second vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when y precedes g.

Noun

helyg f pl (singulative helygen)

willows

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