Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

llyfu (to lick) + tin (arse).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

llyfu tin (first-person singular present llyfaf tin)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) to arselick, to kiss ass, to brownnose
    Synonyms: llyfu traed, cynffonna

Conjugation edit

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit

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