llyfn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”). Cognate with Breton levn, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, English slime.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɨ̞vn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɪvn/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞vn
Adjective edit
llyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llyfn | lyfn | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||