llyfr

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin liber.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɬɨ̞vr/, [ɬɨ̞vr]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɬɪvr/, [ɬɪvr̩]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬɪvɪr/, /ˈɬəvɪr/

Noun

llyfr m (plural llyfrau)

  1. book

Derived terms

  • cyfeirlyfr (directory, reference book)
  • cyfriflyfr (ledger)
  • dyddlyfr (diary, daybook)
  • gwerslyfr (textbook)
  • llawlyfr (handbook, manual)
  • teithlyfr (guidebook)

Mutation

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