Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This longer form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s. === Proper noun === Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch A village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language (albeit borrowed from Welsh) settlement name in the world. Synonyms: Llanfair PG, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll ==== Translations ==== === See also === Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis == Welsh == === Etymology === Composed of: llan (“parish, church”) Fair, soft mutation of Mair (“(Saint) Mary”) pwll (“pool”) gwyn (“white”) gyll, soft mutation of cyll (“hazel”) go ger (“near about”) y (“the”) chwyrn (“fierce”) drobwll, soft mutation of trobwll (“whirlpool”), from tro (“turn”) + pwll (“pool”) llan (“parish, church”) Tysilio (“(Saint) Tysilio”) gogo, dialectal form of gogof (“cave”) goch, soft mutation of coch (“red”) Literally, “Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave”. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): [ˌɬan.vai̯r.pʊɬˌɡwɨ̞n.ɡɨ̞ɬ.ɡɔˌɡɛr.əˌχwɨ̞rnˌdrɔ.bʊɬˌɬan.təˌsɪl.jɔˌɡɔ.ɡɔˈɡoːχ] (South Wales) IPA(key): [ˌɬan.vai̯r.pʊɬˌɡwɪn.ɡɪɬ.ɡɔˌɡɛr.əˌχwɪrnˌdrɔ.bʊɬˌɬan.təˌsɪl.jɔˌɡɔ.ɡɔˈɡoːχ] Hyphenation: Llan‧fair‧pwll‧gwyn‧gyll‧go‧ger‧y‧chwyrn‧dro‧bwll‧llan‧ty‧si‧lio‧go‧go‧goch === Proper noun === Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (a village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language (albeit borrowed from Welsh) settlement name in the world) Synonyms: Llanfair PG, Llanfairpwll, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll === Mutation ===