Llun y Llong
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From llun (“shape, form”) + y (“the”) + llong (“ship”), "the shape/form of the ship".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɬɨːn ə ˈɬɔŋ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɬiːn ə ˈɬɔŋ/
Proper noun
[edit]- (literary) Ursa Major, the Great Bear
- Synonyms: Arad, Arth Fawr, Arth Fwyaf, Haeddel, Haeddel Fawr, Jac a'i Wagen, Llong Foel, Llong Noa, Llun yr Haeddel, Men Siarl, Men Siarlmaen, Men Siarlys, Saith Seren, Sêr Llong, Sosban
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Llun y Llong | Lun y Llong | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Llun y Llong”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies