llên

See also: llen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llen, from Proto-Brythonic *lleɣenn (compare Breton lenn), from Latin legendum (cf. Old Irish légend).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɬeːn/
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

llên f (uncountable)

  1. literature, lore

Derived terms

  • llenor (“author, man of letters”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llên
radical soft nasal aspirate
llên lên unchanged unchanged

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llên”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 201 ii 3.
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