goolan

Cornish

Alternative forms

• goelann

Etymology

From Old Cornish guilan, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *wēlannā (compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan, Irish faoileán).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɡoːlan]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɡʊlɐn]

Noun

goolan f (plural golanes)

1. gull, seagull

Mutation

  Mutation of goolan  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
goolan	woolan	unchanged	koolan	hwoolan	woolan