llwyn
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬuːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬʊi̯n/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Welsh llwyn, from Old Welsh loin, from Proto-Brythonic *lluɨn, from Latin lignum. Cognate with Old Breton loin, loen.
Noun
editllwyn m (plural llwynau or llwyni, diminutive llwynyn)
- bush, shrub
- Synonym: prysglwyn
- (especially in love poetry) the traditional rendezvous of lovers, symbol of love or romance
- bush, shrubland, brushwood
- grove
- (figuratively) a number of persons, company
Derived terms
edit- dryslwyn (“thicket, brake”)
- llwynog (“fox”)
- llwyn y cythraul (“common red poppy”)
- llwyn y fagwyr (“houseleek”)
- prysglwyn (“shrub”)
- rhwyddlwyn (“speedwell”)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Old French loigne or Middle English loyne, ultimately from Latin lumbus (“loin”).
Noun
editllwyn f (plural llwynau)
- Alternative form of lwyn
Mutation
editradical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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llwyn | lwyn | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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