blawr

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *blāros. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic blàr (adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blau̯r/
• Rhymes: -au̯r

Adjective

blawr (feminine singular blawr, plural blawr, equative blored, comparative blorach, superlative bloraf)

1. grey, greyish-blue, pale blue, white

   Synonyms: llwyd, llwydlas, gwelwlas

2. tawny, russet (of horses)

   Synonyms: melynfrown, browngoch

Noun

blawr m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) saltpetre

   Synonym: solpitar

2. (obsolete) salt

   Synonym: hâl

3. (obsolete) ammonia

   Synonym: amonia

Derived terms

• blorai (“nitrogen”)
• blorig (“nitric”)
• blorog (“nitrous”)
• blorsur (“nitric acid”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blawr	flawr	mlawr	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.