gwlân

See also: gwlan

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwlan, from Proto-Celtic *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwlaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

gwlân m (usually uncountable, plural gwlanoedd, diminutive gwlenyn)

1. wool

Derived terms

• gwlân cotwm (“cotton wool”)
• gwlanog (“woollen”)
• gwlanel, gwlanen (“flannel”)
• gwlana (“to gather or beg wool”)
• gwlaniach (“down, fluff”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwlân

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwlân	wlân	ngwlân	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “wool”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwlân”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwlân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies