llawch
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Probably related to llech (“hiding place”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
llawch m (plural awchau)
- support, protection, refuge
- caress, stroke
- Synonym: anwes
- appeasement, soothing
- flattery
Derived terms edit
- llawchaidd (“jolly, fawning”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llawch | lawch | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Verb edit
llawch
- third-person singular present of llochi (“to caress”)
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies