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calan

first day of the month

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)C2/ˈkalan/

"calan" means "first day of the month" in Welsh (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈkalan/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → galan, Treiglad Trwynol → nghalan, Treiglad Llaes → chalan.

Mutation forms

In Welsh, the first letter of "calan" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcalan
Treiglad Meddalgalan
Treiglad Trwynolnghalan
Treiglad Llaeschalan

"calan" in context

Gwnaeth hi ei gwisg Calan Gaeaf ei hun.

Mary made her own Halloween costume.

A2

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