llwnc

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • llwng

Etymology

From llyncu (“to swallow”), from Proto-Celtic *slunketi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɬʊŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun

llwnc m (plural llynciau)

  1. (South Wales) throat, gullet
    Synonym: gwddf (North Wales)
  2. swallow, gulp
    llynciad

Derived terms

  • carlwm (“stoat”)
  • trallwng (“boggy spot”)

Verb

llwnc

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of llyncu

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwnc
radical soft nasal aspirate
llwnc lwnc 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), “llwnc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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