llinell

Welsh

Etymology

From llin (from Latin līnea (“line”)), +‎ -ell (diminutive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬɪnɛɬ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬiːnɛɬ/, /ˈɬɪnɛɬ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnɛɬ

Noun

llinell f (plural llinellau)

  1. line
  2. stripe
  3. queue
  4. (soccer) goal line

Derived terms

  • amlinell (“outline”)
  • llinellog (“linear”)
  • llinellu (“to draw a line”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llinell
radical soft nasal aspirate
llinell linell unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llinell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “line”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llinell”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
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