llu

See also: LLU

Translingual

Symbol

llu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lau.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lau terms

Catalan

Verb

llu

1. inflection of lluir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic *slougos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɨː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬiː/
• Rhymes: -ɨː

Noun

llu m (plural lluoedd)

1. host, throng, multitude

Derived terms

• corfflu (“corps”)
• gweithlu (“workforce”)
• heddlu (“ police”)
• llu arfog (“armed force”)
• llu awyr (“air force”)
• llu o
• lluest (“tent”)
• marchoglu (“cavalry”)
• tasglu (“task force”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llu	lu	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “host”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies