llawn

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llọn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Old Irish lán), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɬau̯n/
Rhymes: -au̯n

Adjective

llawn (feminine singular llawn, plural llawnion, equative llawned, comparative llawnach, superlative llawnaf)

Derived terms

dirlawn (“saturated”)
dwrlawn (“waterlogged”)
llawn-amser (“full-time”)
llawnaeth (“fullness”)
llawnbryd (“high time”)
llawnder (“abundance”)
llond (“-ful”)

Adverb

llawn

fully
quite

Mutation

Mutated forms of *llawn*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llawn	lawn	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

D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llawn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies