llythyr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llythyr, from Old Welsh leder, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨθer (whence also Middle Cornish lyther and Middle Breton lizer), from Latin littera. Cognate with Old Irish liter.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəθɨ̞r/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəθɪr/

Noun

llythyr m (plural llythyrau or llythyron)

letter, epistle

Derived terms

cylchlythyr m (“circular letter”)
llythyrdy m (“post office”)
llythyren f (“letter (of the alphabet)”)

Mutation

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

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