lliwgar

Welsh

Etymology

From lliw +‎ -gar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪu̯ɡar/

Adjective

lliwgar (feminine singular lliwgar, plural lliwgar, equative mor liwgar, comparative mwy lliwgar, superlative mwyaf lliwgar)

colorful
Synonyms: lliwiog, lliwus

Quotations

2024, “Cylchred bywyd planhigyn”, in Gwyddoniaeth — Pethau byw — Planhigion‎^[1], BBC Bitesize, archived from the original on 7 February 2024, retrieved 7 February 2024:
Mae'r petalau mawr lliwgar a'r neithdar yn denu pryfed at y blodau.
The large colorful petals and the nectar attract insects to the flowers.

Derived terms

barbed lliwgar (“gaudy barbet”)
bili lliwgar (“sweet william”)
lliwgarwch (“colorfulness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *lliwgar*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
lliwgar	liwgar	unchanged	unchanged

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

Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “colourful”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “lliwgar”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lliwgar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies