lwyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

lwyn

  1. Soft mutation of llwyn (“shrub”).

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French loigne or Middle English loyne, ultimately from Latin lumbus (“loin”).

Noun

lwyn f (plural lwynau, not mutable)

  1. (anatomy) loins (of human being or animal)
    Synonym: ystlys
  2. (cooking) loin
  3. (figurative, biblical)
    1. the loins as the part of the body about which the clothes were bound, a sword fastened, etc.
    2. the loins as the seat of physical strength and of generative power
Alternative forms

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