plwtoniwm

Welsh

Chemical element
Pu
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Etymology

Borrowed from English plutonium, from English Pluto, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”), Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “rich”), from Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “float, sail”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“fly, flow, run”). Doublet of llyw (“rudder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plʊˈtɔnjʊm/
• Rhymes: -ɔnjʊm

Noun

plwtoniwm m (uncountable)

1. plutonium

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plwtoniwm	blwtoniwm	mhlwtoniwm	phlwtoniwm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plwtoniwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies