llan

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lann, from Proto-Celtic *landā, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɬan/

Noun

llan f (plural llannau)

  1. (parish) church, parish
  2. a monastery[1]
  3. churchyard; enclosure, yard
  4. small town or village

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See also

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

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “llan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
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