daearlun

Welsh

FWOTD – 15 August 2024

Etymology

From daear (“earth”) +‎ llun (“image”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /deɨ̯ˈarlɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dei̯ˈarlɪn/
• Rhymes: -arlɨ̞n

Noun

daearlun m or f (plural daearluniau)

1. map

   Synonym: map

   • 1920, Robert Griffith, “Prawfion (Ordeals)”, in Chwedl a Hanes o Ynys y Merthyron [History and Stories from the Island of Martyrs], London: Cymdeithas Gynhadol Llundain, page 15:

     Edrychwn y gyntaf ar y ddaearlun […]

     First we look at the map […]

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
daearlun	ddaearlun	naearlun	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.