llawr
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh llawr, from Old Welsh laur, from Proto-Brythonic *llọr, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlārom. Cognate with Breton leur, Cornish leur, Irish lár, and English floor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɬau̯r/
- Rhymes: -au̯r
Noun
llawr m (plural lloriau)
- floor, ground
- Dw i wedi deffro ar y llawr.
- I woke up on the floor.
- earth
- storey
- Mae'r swyddfa ar y llawr cyntaf.
- The office is on the first floor.
Derived terms
- aml-lawr (“multistorey”)
- deulawr (“two-storey”)
- i lawr (“down”)
- islawr (“basement, cellar”)
- llechlawr (“stone floor”)
- llorlech (“flagstone”)
- osglawr (“slope”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llawr | lawr | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llawr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies