llafur

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llauur, from Proto-Brythonic *llaβʉr, borrowed from Latin labor.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬavɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬa(ː)vɪr/

Noun

llafur m (plural llafuriau)

1. toil, labor, work

Derived terms

• llafurio
• llafurus
• llon lafur (“red poppy”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llafur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies