llawen

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh llawen, from Proto-Brythonic *llowen, from Proto-Celtic *lowenos. Cognate with Cornish lowen, Breton laouen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

llawen (feminine singular llawen, plural llawenion or llewyn, equative llawened, comparative llawenach, superlative llawenaf)

  1. jolly, merry, joyful
    Nadolig llawen!Merry Christmas!

Synonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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