lwyn

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

lwyn

  1. Soft mutation of llwyn (“shrub”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
llwyn lwyn unchanged unchanged

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lwyn f (plural lwynau, not mutable)

  1. (anatomy) loins (of human being or animal)
    Synonym: ystlys
  2. (cooking) loin
  3. (figurative, biblical)
    1. the loins as the part of the body about which the clothes were bound, a sword fastened, etc.
    2. the loins as the seat of physical strength and of generative power
Alternative forms

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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