llyfr
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh llyuyr, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨβr, borrowed from Latin liber, librum.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɬɨ̞vr/, [ɬɨ̞vr]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬɨ̞vɨ̞r/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɬɪvr/, [ɬɪvr̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬɪvɪr/, /ˈɬəvɪr/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞vr
Noun
llyfr m (plural llyfrau)
- book
Derived terms
- cyfeirlyfr
- cyfriflyfr
- dyddlyfr
- gwerslyfr
- llawlyfr
- teithlyfr
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llyfr | lyfr | 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), “llyfr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies