lleng

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɬɛŋ/

Noun

lleng m (plural llengoedd)

1. an ancient Roman legion
2. a regiment
3. a vast host or multitude of persons or things

Derived terms

• llengfilwr (“legionary”)
• y lleng wythmil (“phalanx”)
• Lleng y Daran (“Thundering Legion”)
• y Lleng Brydeinig (“the British Legion”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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