Iau
See also: Appendix:Variations of "iau"
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Iau
- A Lakes Plain language spoken by the Turu people.
Welsh
Alternative forms
- Iou (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Ieu, from Proto-Brythonic *Yow, from Latin Iovem (accusative of Iuppiter), from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“sky”). Compare Breton Yaou, Cornish Yow.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /jaɨ̯/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /jai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /jɔi̯/
- Homophone: iau (“yoke, liver”)
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Proper noun
Iau m
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iau | unchanged | unchanged | Hiau |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
| Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | yr Haul | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercher | Gwener | y Ddaear | Mawrth | Ceres | Iau | Sadwrn | Wranws | Neifion | Plwton | Eris | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | y Lleuad | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto |
Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia | |||||||