llawen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llawen, from Proto-Brythonic *llowen, from Proto-Celtic *lowenos. Cognate with Cornish lowen, Breton laouen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

llawen (feminine singular llawen, plural llawenion or llewyn, equative llawened, comparative llawenach, superlative llawenaf)

  1. jolly, merry, joyful
    Nadolig llawen! ― Merry Christmas!

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of llawen
radical soft nasal aspirate
llawen lawen unchanged unchanged

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

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