pluf

Welsh

Alternative forms

• plu

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pluf, from Proto-Brythonic *plʉβ̃, a borrowing from Latin plūma (“feather”). Cognate with Cornish pluv, Breton pluñv.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /plɨːv/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pliːv/
• Rhymes: -ɨːv

Noun

pluf (plural, singular plufyn m)

1. feathers

Derived terms

• plufwellt (“needlegrass”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pluf

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pluf	bluf	mhluf	phluf

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