llyw

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Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh liu, from Proto-Brythonic *llüw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlowī (“rudder”) (compare Old Irish luí), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“flow”).[1][2] Cognate with Ancient Greek πλόος (plóos, “sailing”), English float.

Pronunciation

Noun

llyw m (plural llywiau)

  1. ruler
  2. rudder
  3. helm

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llyw lyw unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 v (2)
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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