llyn
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See also: Llŷn
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
llyn (plural llyns)
- An upland lake in Wales.
- 1884, Mountford John B. Baddeley, C. S. Ward, North Wales (part 1, page xi)
- To enumerate all the llyns of Wales would take pages, but except Bala, there is scarcely one freshwater lake which is a main factor in any landscape of which it forms part.
- 1884, Mountford John B. Baddeley, C. S. Ward, North Wales (part 1, page xi)
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh llynn, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞n
Noun[edit]
llyn m (plural llynnoedd or llynnau)
Mutation[edit]
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