uslen

Welsh

Etymology

us (“chaff, husks”) +‎ llen (“covering”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

uslen f (plural uslenion or uslennau)

  1. (botany) glume

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of uslen
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
uslen unchanged unchanged huslen

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), “uslen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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