llanw
Welsh
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”). See llawn.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬanu/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬaːnu/, /ˈɬanu/
Noun
llanw m (plural llanwau)
- tide, flow, flood
- filler, filling, padding, ballast
Derived terms
- amrediad llanw (“tidal range”)
- eger llanw (“tidal bore”)
- egni llanw (“tidal energy”)
- gorlanw (“high tide”)
- lagŵn llanw (“tidal lagoon”)
- llanw a thrai (“ebb and flow”)
- llanw bach (“neap tide”)
- llanw mawr (“spring tide”)
- llanw terfol (“rip tide”)
- llanw uchel (“high tide”)
- llenwi (“fill, fill up”, verb)
- penllanw (“high tide”)
- ton llanw (“tidal wave”)
- ymchwydd yn y llanw (“tidal surge”)
Verb
llanw (first-person singular present llanwaf)
- (South Wales, colloquial) Alternative form of llenwi (“to fill, to fill up, to fill in”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llanw | lanw | 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), “llanw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies