llywydd
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɪð/
- Rhymes: -əu̯ɨ̞ð
Noun
[edit]llywydd m (plural llywyddion)
Usage notes
[edit]This term is used to refer to the president of a society or business. For the president of a country, the term arlywydd is used.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (gender): llywyddes f
Derived terms
[edit]- arlywydd (“president (of a country)”)
- llywyddiaeth (“presidency”)
- llywyddol (“presiding, presidential, governing”)
- llywyddu (“to preside, to govern”)
- is-lywydd (“vice-president”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llywydd | lywydd | 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
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llywydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies