llawfeddyg
Welsh
Etymology
From llaw (“hand”) + meddyg (“doctor”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬau̯ˈvɛðɪɡ/, /ɬau̯ˈvɛðɨ̞ɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬau̯ˈveːðɪɡ/, /ɬau̯ˈvɛðɪɡ/
Usage notes
Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "g".
Noun
llawfeddyg m (plural llawfeddygon)
- surgeon
Derived terms
- llawfeddygaeth (“surgery”)
- llawfeddygol (“surgical”)
- llawfeddygwaith (“surgery”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llawfeddyg | lawfeddyg | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawfeddyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies