llwydrew

Welsh

Alternative forms

• llwytra, llwytro

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬʊɨ̯drɛu̯/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬʊi̯drɛu̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪdrɛu̯/

Noun

llwydrew m (usually uncountable, plural llwydrewiau)

1. (South Wales) hoar frost, rime

   Synonyms: arien, barrug, glasrew

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwydrew

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwydrew	lwydrew	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llwydrew”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• 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