Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From llên (literature) +‎ -ydd (agent suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

llenydd m (plural llenyddion)

  1. literary man, author, scholar
  2. clergyman

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

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

References edit

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