llwyr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llwyr, from Proto-Celtic *lēris (“diligent, complete”), probably of non-Indo-European origin. Related to Old Irish léir (“diligent, assiduous”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬuːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬʊi̯r/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯r

Adjective

llwyr (feminine singular llwyr, plural llwyrion, equative llwyred, comparative llwyrach, superlative llwyraf)

1. complete, entire, total

   Synonyms: cyflawn, hollol

Derived terms

• llwyredd (“completeness”)
• llwyrfryd (“determination, devotion”)
• llwyrni (“completeness”)
• llwyrymatal (“to abstain”)
• llwyrymwrthod (“to abstain totally, to renounce”)
• trylwyr (“thorough”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwyr	lwyr	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.