lluarth

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From *llu(f) (“root of 'to peel, to cut'”) +‎ garth (“field, eclosure”). The first element from IE. *leup-, leub(h); the second element the secondary meaning of garth (field, enclosure). See also llufadron (“humus”) beginning with the same root.

Noun

lluarth m (plural lluyrth)

  1. kitchen garden, potager

Etymology 2

Folk etymology of Etymology 1. By surface analysis, llu (“army”) +‎ arth (“field”)

Noun

lluarth m or f (plural lluarthau)

  1. (obsolete) military camp

Mutation

Mutated forms of lluarth
radical soft nasal aspirate
lluarth luarth unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lluarth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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