Iau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iau"

English

Alternative forms

• Yau

Proper noun

Iau

1. A Lakes Plain language spoken by the Turu people.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Iou (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Ieu, from Proto-Brythonic *Yow, from Latin Iovem (accusative of Iuppiter), from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“sky”). Compare Breton Yaou, Cornish Yow.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /jaɨ̯/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /jai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /jɔi̯/
• Homophone: iau (“yoke, liver”)
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Proper noun

Iau m

1. (astronomy, Roman mythology) Jupiter

Derived terms

• dydd Iau

Mutation

Mutated forms of Iau

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Iau	unchanged	unchanged	Hiau

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text)
Star	yr Haul
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercher	Gwener	y Ddaear	Mawrth	Ceres	Iau	Sadwrn	Wranws	Neifion	Plwton	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	y Lleuad	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto	Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia