llythyr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llythyr, from Old Welsh leder, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨθer (whence also Middle Cornish lyther and Middle Breton lizer), from Latin littera. Cognate with Old Irish liter.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəθɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəθɪr/

Noun

llythyr m (plural llythyrau or llythyron)

1. letter, epistle

Derived terms

• cylchlythyr m (“circular letter”)
• llythyrdy m (“post office”)
• llythyren f (“letter (of the alphabet)”)

 

Mutation

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