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purlan

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From pur (pure) +‎ glân (clean). Long vowels do not ordinarily occur in unstressed syllables in Welsh, so the long vowel in glân (marked by a circumflex) is shortened.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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purlan (feminine singular purlan, plural purlan, equative purlaned, comparative purlanach, superlative purlanaf)

  1. pure, holy
  2. undefiled, uncorrupted, faultless
  3. sincere

Mutation

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Mutated forms of purlan
radical soft nasal aspirate
purlan burlan mhurlan phurlan

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

Further reading

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