amlaethai
Welsh
Etymology
From am- (“intensive prefix”) + llaeth (“milk”) + -ai (“noun suffix”). Possibly a calque of the genus name, which means "[giving] much milk", because the plant was once believed to induce milk production in dairy cows.
Noun
amlaethai m (plural amlaetheion)
- milkwort (any of several species in the genus Polygala), especially:
- Synonym: llaethlys
- common milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)
- Synonym: amlaethai cyffredin
- heath milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia)
- Synonym: amlaethai'r waun
Derived terms
- amlaethai cerrig calch (“chalk milkwort”)
- amlaethai cyffredin (“common milkwort”)
- amlaethai'r waun (“heath milkwort”)
- cor-amlaethai (“dwarf milkwort”)
Further reading
- Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003), Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 44[2]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amlaethai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies