llan
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh llann, from Proto-Brythonic *llann, from Proto-Celtic *landā, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]llan f (plural llannau)
Synonyms
[edit]- (church): eglwys
Derived terms
[edit]- allan (“out”, adverb)
- cadeirlan (“cathedral”)
- corfflan (“graveyard”)
- corlan (“sheepfold”)
- Llangollen
- Llandecwyn
- Llandudno
- Llanelli
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
- Llansamlet
- Llanymddyfri (“Llandovery”)
- perllan (“orchard”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llan | lan | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/an
- Rhymes:Welsh/an/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
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- Welsh countable nouns
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