plwm

Welsh
Chemical element
Pb
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Etymology

From Middle Welsh plwm, from Proto-Brythonic *plum, from Latin plumbum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plʊm/
  • Rhymes: -ʊm

Noun

plwm m (usually uncountable, plural plymiau)

  1. lead (metal)

Derived terms
  • plymaidd (“leaden”)
  • plymen (“lead weight”)
  • plymio (“to plumb, to sound; to plunge, to dive”)
  • plymliw (“lead colour”)

Adjective

plwm (feminine singular plwm, plural plwm, not comparable)

  1. lead, leaden

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
plwm blwm mhlwm phlwm
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), “plwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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