plwm

Welsh

Chemical element (edit)
Pb Atomic number 82 plwm
Classification data Period 6 Group 14 Block p-block Class post-transition metal
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Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin plumbumbor.

Proto-Brythonic *plum

Middle Welsh plwm

Welsh plwm

Inherited from Middle Welsh plwm, from Proto-Brythonic *plum, borrowed from Latin plumbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plʊm/
• Rhymes: -ʊm

Noun

plwm m (usually uncountable, plural plymiau)

1. lead (metal)

Derived terms

• plymaidd (“leaden”)
• plymen (“lead weight”)
• plymio (“to plumb, to sound; to plunge, to dive”)
• plymliw (“lead colour”)

Adjective

plwm (feminine singular plwm, plural plwm, not comparable)

1. lead, leaden

Mutation

Mutated forms of plwm

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plwm	blwm	mhlwm	phlwm

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

Further reading

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