Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh llawen, from Proto-Brythonic *llowen, from Proto-Celtic *lowenos. Cognate with Cornish lowen, Breton laouen.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

llawen (feminine singular llawen, plural llawenion or llewyn, equative llawened, comparative llawenach, superlative llawenaf)

  1. jolly, merry, joyful
    Nadolig llawen!Merry Christmas!

Synonyms edit

Mutation edit

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