aotrou
See also: Aotrou
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton autrou, from Old Breton altro, from Proto-Celtic *altrawū (“foster-uncle”), from *aleti (“to nourish”). Compare with Welsh athro (“teacher”).
Noun
aotrou m (plural aotrounez or aotrouien)
- lord, gentleman
See also
- itron
Further reading
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN