llwydrew

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • llwytra, llwytro

Etymology

llwyd (“grey, greyish blue, pale”) +‎ rhew (“frost”)

Pronunciation

Noun

llwydrew m (plural llwydrewiau)

  1. (South Wales) hoar frost, rime
    Synonyms: arien, barrug, glasrew

Derived terms

  • llwydrewi (“to cast a hoar frost, to be frosty”)
  • llwydrewllyd (“covered with hoar frost, rimy”)
  • llwydrewog (“covered with hoar frost, rimy”)
  • pant llwydrew (“frost hollow”)
  • poced llwydrew (“frost hollow”)

Mutation

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