purlan
Welsh
Etymology
From pur (“pure”) + glân (“clean”). Long vowels do not ordinarily occur in unstressed syllables in Welsh, so the long vowel in glân (marked by a circumflex) is shortened.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈˈpɨ̞rlan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpirlan/
Adjective
purlan (feminine singular purlan, plural purlan, equative purlaned, comparative purlanach, superlative purlanaf)
- pure, holy
- undefiled, uncorrupted, faultless
- Synonyms: dihalog, di-lwgr, difai
- 19ᵗʰ C., “Gwahoddiad”, John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), transl., Lewis Hartsough (music):
- Golch fi'n burlan yn y gwaed a gaed ar Galfari.
- “Wash me clean in the blood that flowed on Calvary.”
- sincere
- Synonym: diffuant
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| purlan | burlan | mhurlan | phurlan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “purlan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies