Llydaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh Litau, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨdaw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitawī (continent, country), related to *ɸlitanos (broad) (whence llydan). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬡𐬍 (pərəθβī) and Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī).

The semantic shift is “continent” → “mainland Europe” → “Britons who live in mainland Europe” → “Brittany”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɬədau̯/
  • Rhymes: -ədau̯

Proper noun

Llydaw f

  1. Brittany (a region in northwestern France)
    Mae Llydaw yn Ffrainc.
    Brittany is in France.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
Llydaw Lydaw unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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