llwyn

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Welsh

llwyn

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬuːɨ̯n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬʊi̯n/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llwyn, from Old Welsh loin, from Proto-Brythonic *lluɨn, from Latin lignum. Cognate with Old Breton loin, loen.

Noun

llwyn m (plural llwynau or llwyni, diminutive llwynyn)

bush, shrub
Synonym: prysglwyn
1. (especially in love poetry) the traditional rendezvous of lovers, symbol of love or romance
bush, shrubland, brushwood
grove
Synonyms: celli, gwigfa
(figuratively) a number of persons, company

Derived terms

dryslwyn (“thicket, brake”)
llwynog (“fox”)
llwyn y cythraul (“common red poppy”)
llwyn y fagwyr (“houseleek”)
prysglwyn (“shrub”)
rhwyddlwyn (“speedwell”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French loigne or Middle English loyne, ultimately from Latin lumbus (“loin”).

Noun

llwyn f (plural llwynau)

Alternative form of lwyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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–present), “llwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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