Welsh

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (to fill). See llawn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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llanw m (plural llanwau)

  1. tide, flow, flood
  2. filler, filling, padding, ballast

Derived terms

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Verb

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llanw (first-person singular present llanwaf)

  1. (South Wales, colloquial) Alternative form of llenwi (to fill, to fill up, to fill in)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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