llin
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɬiːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Homophone: llun (South Wales)
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh llin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea (“line”).
Noun
llin m or f (plural lliniau)
Derived terms
- amlin (“outline”)
- cromlin (“curve”)
- cyflin (“parallel”)
- llilin (“streamlined”)
- llinach (“lineage, pedigree”)
- llinad (“linseed”)
- llindag (“strangulation; snare; thrush; dodder”)
- llinell (“line”)
- llinol (“linear”)
- llinyn (“string, twine, cord”)
- morlin (“coastline”)
- trawslin (“transverse”)
- unionlin (“rectilinear”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Proto-Celtic *līnom.
Noun
llin m (uncountable)
Derived terms
- llin y fagwyr (“ivy-leaved toadflax”)
- llinad (“flaxseed, linseed”)
- llinaidd (“flaxen”)
- llinos, aderyn y llin (“linnet”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llin | lin | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies