llwyth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”). Cognate with Old Irish lucht (“contents, cargo”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬuːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬʊi̯θ/
• Rhymes: -uːɨ̯θcanibel

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythau)

1. tribe, people

Derived terms

• tylwyth (“family, household”)

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythi)

1. load, cargo

   Llwyth dyn ei gorwgl.

   The load of a man is his coracle. (Welsh saying)

Derived terms

• cachlwyth (“shitload”)
• llwyth gwaith (“workload”)
• llwytho (“to load”)
• llwythog (“laden”)
• tanlwyth (“great fire”)
• trymlwyth (“heavy load”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwyth	lwyth	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.