"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" meaning in Welsh

See Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˌɬan.vai̯r.pʊɬˌɡwɨ̞n.ɡɨ̞ɬ.ɡɔˌɡɛr.əˌχwɨ̞rnˌdrɔ.bʊɬˌɬan.təˌsɪl.jɔˌɡɔ.ɡɔˈɡoːχ] [North-Wales], [ˌɬan.vai̯r.pʊɬˌɡwɪn.ɡɪɬ.ɡɔˌɡɛr.əˌχwɪrnˌdrɔ.bʊɬˌɬan.təˌsɪl.jɔˌɡɔ.ɡɔˈɡoːχ] [South-Wales] Audio: Cy-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Welsh pronunciation, recorded 17-05-2012).ogg , Cy-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch [error-unrecognized-form], Lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch [soft]
Etymology: Composed of: * llan (“parish, church”) * Fair, soft mutation of Mair (“(Saint) Mary”) * pwll (“pool”) * gwyn (“white”) * gyll, soft mutation of cyll (“hazel”) * go ger (“near about”) * y (“the”) * chwyrn (“fierce”) * drobwll, soft mutation of trobwll (“whirlpool”), from tro (“turn”) + pwll (“pool”) * llan (“parish, church”) * Tysilio (“(Saint) Tysilio”) * -g- (consonantal infix) * ogo, dialectal form of ogof (“cave”) * goch, soft mutation of coch (“red”) Literally, “Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave}} “Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave”, {{lit|Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave}} Literally, “Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave” Head templates: {{head|cy|proper noun}} Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (a village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language settlement name in the world.) Wikidata QID: Q322 Wikipedia link: cy:Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Categories (place): Places in Wales, Places in the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, Villages in Wales, Villages in the Isle of Anglesey, Wales Synonyms: Llanfair PG, Llanfairpwll, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
    Sense id: en-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch-cy-name-cy:Q322 Categories (other): Long Welsh words, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, Welsh terms with 4 consecutive instances of the same letter

Inflected forms

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