plwm

Welsh

Chemical element
Pb
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Etymology

From Middle Welsh plwm, from Proto-Brythonic *plum, from Latin plumbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plʊm/
• Rhymes: -ʊm

Noun

plwm m (usually uncountable, plural plymiau)

1. lead (metal)

Derived terms

• plymaidd (“leaden”)
• plymen (“lead weight”)
• plymio (“to plumb, to sound; to plunge, to dive”)
• plymliw (“lead colour”)

Adjective

plwm (feminine singular plwm, plural plwm, not comparable)

1. lead, leaden

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plwm	blwm	mhlwm	phlwm
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), “plwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies