plwyf
Welsh
Alternative forms
- plwy (colloquial)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh plwyf, from Proto-Brythonic *pluɨβ, borrowed from Latin plēbēs (“common people”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /pluːɨ̯v/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /pluːɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /plʊi̯v/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /plʊi̯/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯v
Noun
plwyf m (plural plwyfi or plwyfydd or plwyfau)
Derived terms
- plwyfo
- plwyfog
- plwyfol
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| plwyf | blwyf | mhlwyf | phlwyf |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plwyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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