Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llɨdan

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l͈ɨˈdan/

Adjective

*llɨdan

broad, wide

Descendants

Old Breton: litan
- Breton: ledan
Cornish: ledan
Middle Welsh: llydan
- Welsh: llydan

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 135
Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 350

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