llyfryn
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəvrɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəvrɪn/
- Rhymes: -əvrɨ̞n
Etymology 1
editFrom llyfr (“book”) + -yn.[1]
Noun
editllyfryn m (plural llyfrynnau)[1]
Etymology 2
editFrom llwfr (“cowardly, craven”) + -yn.[1]
Noun
editllyfryn m (plural llyfrynnod, feminine llyfren)[1]
Alternative forms
editMutation
edit| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llyfryn | lyfryn | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyfryn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN