llawen

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh llawen, from Proto-Brythonic *llowen, from Proto-Celtic *lowenos. Cognate with Cornish lowen, Breton laouen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

llawen (feminine singular llawen, plural llawenion or llewyn, equative llawened, comparative llawenach, superlative llawenaf)

  1. jolly, merry, joyful
    Synonym: llon
    Nadolig llawen! ― Merry Christmas!

Derived terms

  • llawenhau, llawenu (“to be glad”)
  • llawenychu (“to rejoice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llawen
radical soft nasal aspirate
llawen lawen 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

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llawen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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