llyfn

Welsh

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɨ̞vn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɪvn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞vn

Adjective

llyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf)

1. smooth

Derived terms

• sbriws llyfn(ion) (“spruce pines”)

Mutation

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.