llawer
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh llauer, from Proto-Celtic *lawaros (compare Old Irish lour (“enough”), modern Irish (go) leor), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”); compare Ancient Greek λᾱρός (lārós, “tasty”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬau̯.ɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬau̯.ar/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬau̯.ɛr/
- Rhymes: -au̯ɛr
Adjective
editllawer
Noun
editllawer m (plural llaweroedd)
Derived terms
edit- o lawer (“much; by a lot”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llawer | lawer | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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