llin

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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
Synonym: llinach

Derived terms

cromlin (“curve”)
cyflin (“parallel”)
llilin (“streamlined”)
llinach (“lineage, pedigree”)
llindag (“strangulation; snare; thrush; dodder”)
llinell (“line”)
llinol (“linear”)
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

Mutated forms of *llin*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llin	lin	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

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