llyw
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Welsh liu, from Proto-Brythonic *llüw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlowī (“rudder”) (compare Old Irish luí), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“flow”).[1][2] Cognate with Ancient Greek πλόος (plóos, “sailing”), English float.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɨ̞u̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɪu̯/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯
- Homophone: lliw (South Wales)
Noun[edit]
llyw m (plural llywiau)
Derived terms[edit]
- llywio (“to steer”)
- llywodr (“ruler, governor, chief, lord, master, king”)
- llywodraeth (“government”)
- llywydd (“president”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llyw | lyw | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 v (2)
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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