llyw

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh liu, from Proto-Brythonic *llüw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlowī (“rudder”) (compare Old Irish luí), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“flow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πλόος (plóos, “sailing”), English float.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɨ̞u̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɪu̯/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯
• Homophone: lliw (South Wales)

Noun

llyw m (plural llywiau)

1. ruler
2. rudder
3. helm

Derived terms

• hwylbren y llyw (“mizzenmast”)
• llywio (“to steer”)
• llywle (“stern”)
• llywodr (“ruler, governor, chief, lord, master, king”)
• llywodraeth (“government”)
• llywydd (“president”)

Mutation

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

Anagrams

• llwy
• wyll