llau
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
llau m (plural llaos)
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin lābem (“collapse”).
Noun edit
llau f (plural llaus)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Latin laudem, with a change in gender.
Noun edit
llau m (plural llaus)
References edit
- “llau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading edit
- “llau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “llau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “llau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Noun edit
llau f (collective, singulative lleuen)
Derived terms edit
- cranclau (“crab lice”)
- llau pen (“head lice”)
- llau'r offeiriad (“cleavers”)
- lleuog (“lousy”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llau | lau | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |