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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From llyfr (“book”) + -yn.[1]
Noun
llyfryn m (plural llyfrynnau)[1]
- booklet[1][2]
Etymology 2
From llwfr (“cowardly, craven”) + -yn.[1]
Noun
llyfryn m (plural llyfrynnod, feminine llyfren)[1]
- coward[1]
- Synonyms: llwfrgi, cachgi
Mutation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyfryn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN