llywydd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɪð/
- Rhymes: -əu̯ɨ̞ð
Noun edit
llywydd m (plural llywyddion)
Usage notes edit
This term is used to refer to the president of a society or business. For the president of a country, the term arlywydd is used.
Coordinate terms edit
- (gender): llywyddes f
Derived terms edit
- arlywydd (“president (of a country)”)
- llywyddiaeth (“presidency”)
- llywyddol (“presiding, presidential, governing”)
- llywyddu (“to preside, to govern”)
- is-lywydd (“vice-president”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llywydd | lywydd | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llywydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies