llin
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɬiːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Homophone: llun (South Wales)
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh llin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea.
Noun
llin m or f (plural lliniau)
- line, stroke
- lineage, line of descent
Derived terms
- cromlin (“curve”)
- cyflin (“parallel”)
- llilin (“streamlined”)
- llinach (“lineage, pedigree”)
- llindag (“strangulation; snare; thrush; dodder”)
- llinell (“line”)
- llinyn (“string, twine, cord”)
- morlin (“coastline”)
- trawslin (“transverse”)
- unionlin (“rectilinear”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnum.
Noun
llin m (uncountable)
- flax
- linen cloth
Derived terms
- llinad (“flaxseed, linseed”)
- llinaidd (“flaxen”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llin | lin | 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), “llin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies