lluarth

Welsh

Etymology

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 GPC reference below.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɨː.arθ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬiː.arθ/

Noun

lluarth f (plural lluyrth)

1. kitchen garden, potager

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
lluarth	luarth	unchanged	unchanged
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), “lluarth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies