parot

Catalan

Etymology

From pare (“father”) +‎ -ot (“augmentative ending”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾɔt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈɾɔt]

Noun

parot m (plural parots)

1. (Valencia) dragonfly

   Synonym: libèl·lula

Derived terms

• parotet

Further reading

• “parot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “parot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• parat
• perot

Etymology

Borrowed from English parrot, from Middle French perrot.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈparɔt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːrɔt/, /ˈparɔt/

Noun

parot m (plural parotau or parotiaid or parots)

1. parrot

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
parot	barot	mharot	pharot
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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