Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh llin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea.

Noun

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llin m or f (plural lliniau)

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

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From Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnum.

Noun

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llin m (uncountable)

  1. flax
  2. linen cloth
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Mutation

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

Further reading

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  • 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