llau
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin latus.
Noun
llau m (plural llaos)
- place
- side
Catalan
Alternative forms
- allau
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈʎaw/
- Rhymes: -aw
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin lābem (“collapse”).
Noun
llau f (plural llaus)
- avalanche
Derived terms
- esllavissar-se
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin laudem, with a change in gender.
Noun
llau m (plural llaus)
- (archaic) praise
References
- “llau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
- “llau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “llau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “llau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Noun
llau f pl (singulative lleuen)
- lice
Derived terms
- llau'r offeiriad (“cleavers”)
- lleuog (“lousy”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llau | lau | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||