llwyth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”). Cognate with Old Irish lucht (“contents, cargo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythau)

  1. tribe, people

Derived terms

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythi)

  1. load, cargo

Derived terms
  • cachlwyth (“shitload”)
  • llwyth gwaith (“workload”)
  • llwytho (“to load”)
  • llwythog (“laden”)
  • tanlwyth (“great fire”)
  • trymlwyth (“heavy load”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
llwyth lwyth unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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