plwtoniwm

Welsh

Chemical element
Pu
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Etymology

Borrowed from English plutonium, from English Pluto, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”), Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “rich”), from Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “float, sail”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“fly, flow, run”). Doublet of llyw (“rudder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plʊˈtɔnjʊm/
• Rhymes: -ɔnjʊm

Noun

plwtoniwm m (uncountable)

1. plutonium

Mutation

Mutated forms of plwtoniwm

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plwtoniwm	blwtoniwm	mhlwtoniwm	phlwtoniwm

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plwtoniwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies