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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”). Cognate with Breton levn, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, English slime.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
llyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf)
- smooth
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyfn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies