llywydd

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Welsh

Etymology

From llywio +‎ -ydd.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɪð/
Rhymes: -əu̯ɨ̞ð

Noun

llywydd m (plural llywyddion)

Usage notes

This term is used to refer to the president of a society or business. For the president of a country, the term arlywydd is used.

Coordinate terms

(gender): llywyddes f

Derived terms

arlywydd (“president (of a country)”)
cadlywydd (“army commander”)
llywyddiaeth (“presidency”)
llywyddol (“presiding, presidential, governing”)
llywyddu (“to preside, to govern”)
is-lywydd (“vice-president”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *llywydd*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llywydd	lywydd	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

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

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