gwlan

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish glan, glawn, from Old Cornish gluan, from Proto-Brythonic *gwlan, from Proto-Celtic *wlanā. Cognate with Breton gloan, Gaulish *wlanā (whence English flannel via Old French), Irish and Scottish Gaelic olann, Manx ollan, and Welsh gwlân.

Noun

gwlan

  1. (collective) wool

Derived terms

  • gwlan koton (“cotton wool”)
  • gwlana (“gather wool”, verb)
  • gwlanek (“wooly”)

Mutation

Mutation of gwlan
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwlan wlan unchanged kwlan hwlan wlan

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

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