llwyth
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”). Cognate with Old Irish lucht (“contents, cargo”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬʊɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬʊi̯θ/
Noun
llwyth m (plural llwythau)
- tribe, people
Derived terms
- tylwyth (“family, household”)
Noun
llwyth m (plural llwythi)
- load, cargo
Derived terms
- cachlwyth (“shitload”)
- tanlwyth (“great fire”)
- trymlwyth (“heavy load”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llwyth | lwyth | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |