llin

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Homophone: llun (South Wales)

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea (“line”).

Noun

llin m or f (plural lliniau)

1. line, stroke
2. lineage, line of descent

   Synonym: llinach

Derived terms

• cromlin (“curve”)
• cyflin (“parallel”)
• llilin (“streamlined”)
• llinach (“lineage, pedigree”)
• llinad (“linseed”)
• llindag (“strangulation; snare; thrush; dodder”)
• llinell (“line”)
• llinol (“linear”)
• llinyn (“string, twine, cord”)
• morlin (“coastline”)
• trawslin (“transverse”)
• unionlin (“rectilinear”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Proto-Celtic *līnom.

Noun

llin m (uncountable)

1. flax
2. linen cloth

Derived terms

• llin y fagwyr (“ivy-leaved toadflax”)
• llinad (“flaxseed, linseed”)
• llinaidd (“flaxen”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llin

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llin	lin	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

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies