llyfn
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”). Cognate with Breton levn, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, English slime.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɨ̞vn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɪvn/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞vn
Adjective
editllyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf)
Derived terms
edit- sbriws llyfn(ion) (“spruce pines”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llyfn | lyfn | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
editCategories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨ̞vn
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨ̞vn/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh adjectives