llon

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • llonn (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llonn, from Proto-Brythonic *llonn, from Proto-Celtic *londos (compare Old Irish lond (“fierce”)), of uncertain ultimate origin; Stokes suggests a comparison with Sanskrit रन्धयति (randhayati, “to torment, destroy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“to cook”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɬɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Adjective

llon (feminine singular llon, plural llonnau, equative llonned, comparative llonnach, superlative llonnaf)

  1. cheerful, merry, joyful, glad
    Synonyms: llawen, hapus

Derived terms
  • llongyfarch (to congratulate)
  • llonder (cheerfulness, joy, gladness)
  • llonni (to cheer, to gladden)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
llon lon unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Stokes: Urkeltischer Sprachschatz
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