Llychlyn

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Irish Lochlann, a folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“lough”) + -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəχlɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəχlɪn/

Proper noun

Llychlyn f

1. Scandinavia

Synonyms

• Sgandinafia

Derived terms

• carw Llychlyn (“reindeer”)
• Llychlynnaidd (“Scandinavian”)
• Llychlynnwr (“Norseman, Viking”)

Mutation

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