llyfr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llyuyr, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨβr, borrowed from Latin liber, librum.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɬɨ̞vr/, [ɬɨ̞vr]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɨ̞vɨ̞r/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɬɪvr/, [ɬɪvr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪvɪr/, /ˈɬəvɪr/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞vr

Noun

llyfr m (plural llyfrau)

1. book

Derived terms

• arweinlyfr
• cyfeirlyfr
• cyfriflyfr (“accountbook”)
• dyddlyfr (“diary”)
• gwerslyfr (“textbook”)
• llawlyfr (“handbook”)
• llyfrgell (“library”)
• teithlyfr (“guidebook”)

 

Mutation

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