"llyfn" meaning in Welsh

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Adjective

IPA: /ɬɨ̞vn/ [North-Wales], /ɬɪvn/ [South-Wales] Forms: llefn [feminine, singular], llyfnion [plural], llyfned [equative], llyfnach [comparative], llyfnaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], llyfn [mutation, mutation-radical], lyfn [mutation, mutation-soft]
Rhymes: -ɨ̞vn Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”). Cognate with Breton levn, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, English slime. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*llɨvn}} Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*slimnos}} Proto-Celtic *slimnos, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*(s)ley-||slime, slimy, sticky, slippery}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”), {{cog|br|levn}} Breton levn, {{cog|gd|sleamhainn}} Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, {{cog|en|slime}} English slime Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|f=llefn|pl=llyfnion}} llyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. smooth
    Sense id: en-llyfn-cy-adj-wPF3nBbS Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*llɨvn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*slimnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *slimnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ley-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "slime, slimy, sticky, slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "levn"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton levn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sleamhainn"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "slime"
      },
      "expansion": "English slime",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”). Cognate with Breton levn, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, English slime.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llefn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfnion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfned",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfnach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfnaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "f": "llefn",
        "pl": "llyfnion"
      },
      "expansion": "llyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smooth"
      ],
      "id": "en-llyfn-cy-adj-wPF3nBbS",
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɨ̞vn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɪvn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨ̞vn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llyfn"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*llɨvn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*slimnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *slimnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "levn"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton levn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sleamhainn"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "slime"
      },
      "expansion": "English slime",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *llɨvn, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”). Cognate with Breton levn, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, English slime.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llefn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfnion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfned",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfnach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfnaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "f": "llefn",
        "pl": "llyfnion"
      },
      "expansion": "llyfn (feminine singular llefn, plural llyfnion, equative llyfned, comparative llyfnach, superlative llyfnaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨ̞vn",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨ̞vn/1 syllable",
        "Welsh adjectives",
        "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smooth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɨ̞vn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɪvn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨ̞vn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llyfn"
}

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