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Welsh
Etymology
From pur (“pure”) + glân (“clean”). Long vowels do not ordinarily occur in unstressed syllables in Welsh, so the long vowel in glân (marked by a circumflex) is shortened.
Pronunciation
Adjective
purlan (feminine singular purlan, plural purlan, equative purlaned, comparative purlanach, superlative purlanaf)
- pure, holy
- undefiled, uncorrupted, faultless
- sincere
Mutation
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), “purlan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies