llipryn

Welsh

Etymology

Compare Irish liobar (“limp object”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪprɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪprɪn/

Noun

llipryn m (plural lliprynnod or lliprynnau)

1. Anything limp, soft, drooping, etc.
2. (person) weakling, stripling

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llipryn	lipryn	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), “llipryn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies