llwfr

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lubros. Cognate with Breton lovr, Cornish lover and Old Irish lobur (“feeble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬʊvr/

Adjective

llwfr (feminine singular llwfr, plural llwfr, equative llwfred, comparative llwfrach, superlative llwfraf)

1. cowardly

Derived terms

• llwfrdra (“cowardice”)
• llwfrgi (“coward”)
• llwfrhau (“to lose heart, to become cowardly”)
• llyfryn (“coward”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwfr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwfr	lwfr	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwfr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies