llyw

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Old Welsh liu, from Proto-Brythonic *llüw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlowī (“rudder”) (compare Old Irish luí), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“flow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πλόος (plóos, “sailing”), English float.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɨ̞u̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɪu̯/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯
• Homophone: lliw (South Wales)

Noun

llyw m (plural llywiau)

1. rudder, tiller

   Synonym: cadair

2. steering wheel, driving wheel

   Synonym: olwyn llywio

Derived terms

• hwylbren y llyw (“mizzenmast”)
• llywio (“to steer”)
• llywle (“stern”)
• llywodr (“ruler, governor, chief, lord, master, king”)
• llywodraeth (“government”)
• llywydd (“president”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llyw

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llyw	lyw	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), “steering”, 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), “llyw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin

Anagrams

• llwy
• wyll