llewyrch

Welsh

Etymology

From llewych (“light”), Proto-Brythonic *lug-isk-. Compare golau (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɛu̯.ɨ̞rχ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɛu̯.ɪrχ/
• Rhymes: -ɛu̯ɨ̞rχ

Noun

llewyrch m (usually uncountable, plural llewyrchoedd or llewyrchau or llewyrchion)

1. light, radiance

   Synonyms: disgleirdeb, gloywder, golau, goleuni, tywyn

2. success, prosperity

   Synonyms: ffyniant, llwyddiant

Derived terms

• adlewyrch (“reflection”)
• llewyrchu (“to shine; to flourish”)
• llewyrchus (“flourishing, prosperous”)

Mutation

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