llyfn

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”). Cognate with Breton levn, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, English slime.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

llyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf)

  1. smooth
  2. (of face) hairless

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of llyfn
radical soft nasal aspirate
llyfn lyfn unchanged unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyfn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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