plwtoniwm
Welsh
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Etymology
Borrowed from English plutonium, from English Pluto, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”), Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “rich”), from Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “float, sail”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“fly, flow, run”). Doublet of llyw (“rudder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plʊˈtɔnjʊm/
- Rhymes: -ɔnjʊm
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| plwtoniwm | blwtoniwm | mhlwtoniwm | phlwtoniwm |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plwtoniwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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