llan

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh llann, lan, from Old Welsh lann, from Proto-Brythonic *llann, from Proto-Celtic *landā, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɬan/ Rhymes: -an === Noun === llan f (plural llannau) (parish) church, parish churchyard; enclosure, yard small town or village Synonyms: pentref, tref (occasionally) in place names: a monastery ==== Synonyms ==== (church): eglwys ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== llannerch (“clearing”) perllan (“orchard”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies