llwyth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”). Cognate with Old Irish lucht (“contents, cargo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythau)

  1. tribe, people

Derived terms

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythi)

  1. load, cargo
    Llwyth dyn ei gorwgl.
    The load of a man is his coracle. (Welsh saying)
    Synonyms: baich, pwn

Derived terms

  • cachlwyth (“shitload”)
  • llwyth gwaith (“workload”)
  • llwytho (“to load”)
  • llwythog (“laden”)
  • tanlwyth (“great fire”)
  • trymlwyth (“heavy load”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwyth
radical soft nasal aspirate
llwyth lwyth 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

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llwyth”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwyth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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