llawfeddyg

Welsh

Etymology

From llaw (“hand”) +‎ meddyg (“doctor”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬau̯ˈvɛðɪɡ/, /ɬau̯ˈvɛðɨ̞ɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬau̯ˈveːðɪɡ/, /ɬau̯ˈvɛðɪɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛðɨ̞ɡ

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "g".

Noun

llawfeddyg m (plural llawfeddygon)

1. surgeon

Derived terms

• llawfeddygaeth (“surgery”)
• llawfeddygol (“surgical”)
• llawfeddygwaith (“surgery”)

Mutation

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