llwyn
Welsh
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llwyn
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin lignum.
Noun
llwyn m (diminutive llwynyn, plural llwynau or llwyni or llwynydd)
- bush, shrub, brake, thicket
- copse, grove, arbor
- woods, forest
- (especially in love poetry) the traditional rendezvous of lovers, symbol of love or romance
- any bushy growth
- (figuratively) family, issue, offspring, descendants; a number of persons, company
- sacred pole, 'grove'
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French loigne or Middle English loyne.
Noun
llwyn m or f (plural llwynau or llwyni)
- (anatomy) loins (of human being or animal)
- loin (part of animal considered as table joint)
- the loins as the part of the body about which the clothes were bound, a sword fastened, etc.
- the loins as the seat of physical strength and of generative power
Alternative forms
- lwyn
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llwyn | lwyn | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “llwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies