llinell

Welsh

Etymology

From llin (from Latin līnea (“line”)), +‎ -ell (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪnɛɬ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪnaɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬiːnɛɬ/, /ˈɬɪnɛɬ/
• Rhymes: -ɪnɛɬ

Noun

llinell f (plural llinellau)

1. line
2. stripe
3. queue
4. (soccer) goal line

Derived terms

• amlinell (“outline”)
• llinellog (“linear”)
• llinellu (“to draw a line”)

Related terms

• lein

Mutation

Mutated forms of llinell

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llinell	linell	unchanged	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), “line”, 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), “llinell”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin