llawen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llawen, from Proto-Brythonic *llowen, from Proto-Celtic *lowenos. Cognate with Cornish lowen, Breton laouen.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬau̯.ɛn/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬau̯.an/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬau̯.ɛn/

Adjective

llawen (feminine singular llawen, plural llawenion or llewyn, equative llawened, comparative llawenach, superlative llawenaf)

1. jolly, merry, joyful

   Nadolig llawen! ― Merry Christmas!

Synonyms

• llon

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llawen	lawen	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.