Llun y Llong
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From llun (“shape, form”) + y (“the”) + llong (“ship”), "the shape/form of the ship".
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɬɨːn ə ˈɬɔŋ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɬiːn ə ˈɬɔŋ/
Proper noun edit
- (literary) Ursa Major, the Great Bear
- Synonyms: Arad, Arth Fawr, Arth Fwyaf, Haeddel, Haeddel Fawr, Jac a'i Wagen, Llong Foel, Llong Noa, Llun yr Haeddel, Men Siarl, Men Siarlmaen, Men Siarlys, Saith Seren, Sêr Llong, Sosban
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Llun y Llong | Lun y Llong | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Llun y Llong”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies