bys llaw

Welsh

bys llaw m (plural bysedd llaw or bysedd dwylo)

(anatomy) finger (when specified in contradistinction with a toe)
Synonym: (when not specified in contradistinction with a toe) bys

Note the distinct plural forms bysedd llaw (“fingers”, literally “digits of a single hand”) and bysedd dwylo (“fingers”, literally “digits of more than one hand”).
The two nouns that form this unit are in a genitive retionship so any determiners always precede the second element.

bys fy llaw ― my finger (literally, “the digit of my hand”)

bysedd dy law ― your fingers (literally, “the digits of your hand”)

bysedd ei law ― his fingers (literally, “the digits of his hands”)

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bys llaw	fys llaw	mys llaw	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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