Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

llyn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: llyn
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upland lake in Wales.

Example Sentences

"To enumerate all the llyns of Wales would take pages, but except Bala, there is scarcely one freshwater lake which is a main factor in any landscape of which it forms part."

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh llyn.

Inflected Forms

llyns (plural)

Phrases

Llyn Gwynant Llyn Padarn

Questions

What does llyn mean?: An upland lake in Wales.
Where does llyn come from?: Borrowed from Welsh llyn.

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