llen
Welsh
Alternative forms
- llèn (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh llenn, from Old Welsh lenn, from Proto-Brythonic *llenn, from Proto-Celtic *linnā (“cloak, veil”).
Cognate with Breton lenn, Cornish len, Irish leann, Gaulish linna.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɬɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Noun
llen f (plural llenni)
Usage notes
- Used in many compound words (see Derived terms) to indicate a sheet in a similar way to the suffix -eb.
Derived terms
- adlen (“awning”)
- amlen (“envelope”)
- amserlen (“timetable, schedule”)
- atodlen (“schedule (legislation)”)
- blodeulen (“bract”)
- breinlen (“charter, patent; diploma”)
- bwydlen (“menu”)
- cefnlen (“backdrop, backcloth”)
- ceislen (“application form”)
- cwymplen (“dropdown list/menu”)
- dan lenni'r nos (“under cover of darkness”)
- dewislen (“menu (computing)”)
- ffurflen (“form”)
- hysbyslen (“poster, handbill, placard”)
- llennu (“to veil”)
- mantolen (“balance sheet”)
- murlen (“curtain wall”)
- naidlen (“pop-up menu”)
- perfeddlen (“peritoneum”)
- rhaglen (“programme, program”)
- taenlen (“spreadsheet”)
- uslen (“glume”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llen | len | 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), “llen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 240