ytriwm

Welsh

Chemical element
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Dendridau a chiwb ytriwm

Etymology

Borrowed from English yttrium, from Swedish Ytterby (literally “outer village”), a town in Sweden. Doublet of erbiwm, terbiwm, and yterbiwm.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞trjʊm/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɪtrjʊm/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞trjʊm

Noun

ytriwm m (uncountable)

1. yttrium

Mutation

Mutated forms of ytriwm

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ytriwm	unchanged	unchanged	hytriwm

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), “ytriwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies