llewyrch

Welsh

Etymology

From llewych (“light”), Proto-Brythonic *lug-isk-.[1][2] Compare golau (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Pronunciation

Noun

llewyrch m (usually uncountable, plural llewyrchoedd or llewyrchau or llewyrchion)

  1. light, radiance
    Synonyms: disgleirdeb, gloywder, golau, goleuni, tywyn
  2. success, prosperity
    Synonyms: ffyniant, llwyddiant

Derived terms
  • adlewyrch (“reflection”)
  • llewyrchu (“to shine; to flourish”)
  • llewyrchus (“flourishing, prosperous”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llewyrch lewyrch 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), “llewyrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llewyrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 vi
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