llafn

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Latin lāmina. Cognate with Breton laon and Cornish lown.

Noun

llafn m

1. blade

   Synonym: (archaic) plain

   1. (figurative) beam

      Synonym: paladr

   2. sheet (of metal, glass, stone)

      Synonyms: dalen, sit, siten

   3. lath, splinter

      Synonyms: ysgyren, dellten

   4. lamina

      Synonyms: haenen, rhimyn

2. (figurative) strong youth

   Synonym: straps

Mutation

Mutated forms of llafn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llafn	lafn	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), “blade”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llafn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies