llwyf

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llwyfen, from Proto-Brythonic *lluɨβ̃, from a variant *lēmos of Proto-Celtic *limos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”).

Noun

llwyf f (singulative llwyfen)

1. elm

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwyf

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwyf	lwyf	unchanged	unchanged

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

References

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