beryliwm

Welsh

Chemical element
Be
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beryliwm

Etymology

Borrowed from English beryllium, from beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɛˈrɨ̞ljʊm/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /bɛˈrɪljʊm/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞ljʊm

Noun

beryliwm m (uncountable)

1. beryllium

Derived terms

• beryliwm ethanoad basig (“basic beryllium ethanoate”)

Mutation

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