plwm

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plumbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plʊm/

Noun

plwm m (uncountable)

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

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plwm	blwm	mhlwm	phlwm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• 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