gwlân

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwlan, from Proto-Celtic *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwlaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

gwlân m (plural gwlanoedd)

  1. wool

Derived terms
  • gwlanog (“woollen”)
  • gwlanel (“flannel”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwlân wlân ngwlân unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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