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 (singulative llwyfen)

1. elm

Mutation

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

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