llesol

Welsh

Etymology

lles (“benefit, advantage, profit”) +‎ -ol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɬɛsɔl/

Adjective

llesol (feminine singular llesol, plural llesol, equative mor lesol, comparative mwy llesol, superlative mwyaf llesol)

1. beneficial, advantageous, profitable

   Synonyms: buddiol, proffidiol, manteisiol

   Antonyms: aflesol, amhroffidiol, anfanteisiol, anfuddiol

Derived terms

• aflesol (“disadvantageous, unprofitable”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llesol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llesol	lesol	unchanged	unchanged

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llesol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies