llwnc

Welsh

Alternative forms

• llwng

Etymology

From llyncu (“to swallow”), from Proto-Celtic *slunketi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬʊŋk/
• Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun

llwnc m (plural llynciau)

1. (South Wales) throat, gullet

   Synonym: gwddf (North Wales)

2. swallow, gulp

   llynciad

Derived terms

• carlwm (“stoat”)
• trallwng (“boggy spot”)

Verb

llwnc

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of llyncu

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwnc

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwnc	lwnc	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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