llipryn

Welsh

Etymology

Compare Irish liobar (“limp object”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪprɨ̞n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪprɪn/

Noun

llipryn m (plural lliprynnod or lliprynnau)

Anything limp, soft, drooping, etc.
(person) weakling, stripling

Mutation

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

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llipryn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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