llwyn

Welsh

llwyn

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬuːɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬʊi̯n/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llwyn, from Old Welsh loin, from Proto-Brythonic *lluɨn, from Latin lignum. Cognate with Old Breton loin, loen.

Noun

llwyn m (plural llwynau or llwyni, diminutive llwynyn)

1. bush, shrub

   Synonym: prysglwyn

   1. (especially in love poetry) the traditional rendezvous of lovers, symbol of love or romance
2. bush, shrubland, brushwood
3. grove

   Synonyms: celli, gwigfa

4. (figuratively) a number of persons, company

Derived terms

• dryslwyn (“thicket, brake”)
• llwynog (“fox”)
• llwyn y cythraul (“common red poppy”)
• llwyn y fagwyr (“houseleek”)
• prysglwyn (“shrub”)
• rhwyddlwyn (“speedwell”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

llwyn f (plural llwynau)

1. Alternative form of lwyn

Mutation

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

References

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