sylw

Welsh

Etymology

Uncertain, but related to Breton sell (“look”) and Old Irish sellaid (“sees”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlu/, /ˈsəlu/

Usage notes

Despite being written with ⟨y⟩, the vowel here is usually pronounced /ɪ/, because the final ⟨w⟩ was formerly non-syllabic.

Noun

sylw m (plural sylwadau or sylwau, not mutable)

1. attention, focus

   Talwch sylw! ― Pay attention!

2. observation, remark, comment

Derived terms

• arsylw (“observation”)
• disylw (“unobservant; unnoticed”)
• islaw sylw (“beneath notice, unworthy of attention”)
• sylwgar (“attentive”)
• sylwi (“to notice”)