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Lloegr
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Welsh
cy:
Etymology
From cy wlm Lloegyr; further etymology cy 1, with various disparate theories. The Old North claims Matasović (2009) presents the most plausible hypothesis, ultimately from cy cel-pro *lāikor warriors, from cel-pro *lāikos warrior (compare sga láech, from cy ine-pro *leh₂- war, and cognate with hit 𒆷𒄴𒄩𒀸 la-aḫ-ḫa-aš laḫḫaš campaign, grc λᾱός army, folk).
Pronunciation
cy /ɬɔɨ̯ɡr/ [ˈɬɔɨ̯ɡr̩] cy-N
cy /ɬɔɨ̯ɡər/ /ɬɔɨ̯ɡar/ colloquial
cy /ɬɔi̯ɡr/ [ˈɬɔi̯ɡr̩] cy-S
cy /ˈɬɔi̯ɡɛr/ colloquial
cy cy-lloegr.ogg
Proper noun
f
cy England Q21
Derived terms
cy Lloegr Newydd
Descendants
en Logres 1
See also
cy Sais
cy Saesnes
cy Saeson
cy Saesneg
Mutation
References
en 2008–2015 Neil Whalley Lloegr: A discussion The Old North https://www.old-north.co.uk/Holding/celt_lloegr.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250915025444/https://www.old-north.co.uk/Holding/celt_lloegr.html 15 September 2025
234–235
Further reading
cy exonyms