llwyth

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬuːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬʊi̯θ/
• Rhymes: -uːɨ̯θ

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythau)

1. tribe, people

Derived terms

• torllwyth (“litter, brood”)
• tylwyth (“family, household”)

Noun

llwyth m (plural llwythi)

1. load, cargo

   Llwyth dyn ei gorwgl.

   The load of a man is his coracle. (Welsh saying)

   Synonyms: baich, pwn

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwyth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwyth	lwyth	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llwyth”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llwyth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies