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 trees

Derived terms

  • brith llwyf (“clouded magpie moth”)
  • clustiau'r llwyf (“tripe fungus”)
  • erwain dail llwyfen (“elm-leaved spiraea”)
  • gele'r llwyf (“elm leech mushroom”)
  • llwyf Ewropeaidd (“European white-elm”)
  • llwyf Huntingdon (“Huntingdon elm”)
  • llwyf Lloegr (“English elm”)
  • llwyf llydandail (“wych elm”)
  • llwyf manddail (“small-leaved elm”)
  • llwyf yr Iseldiroedd (“Dutch elm”)
  • llwyfen Plot (“Plot's elm”)
  • melyn y llwyf (“dusky lemon sallow moth”)

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
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