Ll
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ll"
Albanian
Pronunciation
Letter
Ll (lower case ll)
- The seventeenth letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Irish
Pronunciation
Letter
Ll (lower case ll)
- A digraph in Irish orthography
Quechua
Pronunciation
Letter
Ll (lower case ll)
- A letter of the Quechua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Ꝇ (ligature)
Letter
Ll (lower case, upper case LL, lower case ll)
- the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet
Usage notes
- Since 1994, this letter is treated as if it were two separate l letters for collation purposes only. In 2010, this letter was officially dropped by the RAE from the Spanish alphabet.
Welsh
Alternative forms
- Ỻ (archaic, usually Middle Welsh)
Pronunciation
Letter
Ll (upper case, lower case ll)
- The sixteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èll and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by L and followed by M.
Mutation
- Ll at the beginning of words mutates to L in a soft mutation, but is unchanged by nasal mutation and aspirate mutation, for example with the word llawen (“merry”):
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llawen | lawen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Ll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies