plwyf

Welsh

Alternative forms

• plwy (colloquial)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh plwyf, from Proto-Brythonic *pluɨβ, borrowed from Latin plēbēs (“common people”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pluːɨ̯v/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /pluːɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /plʊi̯v/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /plʊi̯/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯v

Noun

plwyf m (plural plwyfi or plwyfydd or plwyfau)

1. (ecclesiastical) parish; (by extension) (civil) parish, community; poor relief
2. parishioners, people

Derived terms

• plwyfo
• plwyfog
• plwyfol

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plwyf	blwyf	mhlwyf	phlwyf
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), “plwyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies