Llydaw
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Welsh Litau, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨdaw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitawī (“continent, country”), related to *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (whence llydan). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬡𐬍 (pərəθβī) and Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī).
The semantic shift is “continent” → “mainland Europe” → “areas in mainland Europe where Britons live” → “Brittany”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Llydaw f
- Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)
- Mae Llydaw yn Ffrainc.
- Brittany is in France.
Mutation[edit]
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