llythyren

Welsh

Etymology

From llythyr (“letter, epistle”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɬəˈθərɛn/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɬəˈθəran/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬəˈθərɛn/

Noun

llythyren f (plural llythrennau or llythyrennau)

1. letter (of the alphabet)

Derived terms

• llythreniad (“lettering, inscription; orthography”)
• llythrennedd (“literacy”)
• llythrennog (“literate”)
• llythrennol (“literal”)
• llythrennu (“to inscribe”)
• priflythyren (“capital letter”)

Mutation

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