llywydd

Welsh

Etymology

From llywio +‎ -ydd.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəu̯.ɪð/
• Rhymes: -əu̯ɨ̞ð

Noun

llywydd m (plural llywyddion)

1. president

Usage notes

This term is used to refer to the president of a society or business. For the president of a country, the term arlywydd is used.

Coordinate terms

• (gender): llywyddes f

Derived terms

• arlywydd (“president (of a country)”)
• llywyddiaeth (“presidency”)
• llywyddol (“presiding, presidential, governing”)
• llywyddu (“to preside, to govern”)
• is-lywydd (“vice-president”)

Mutation

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