clawr

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Irish clár (“board; plane; lid”).[1] From Proto-Celtic *klārom (“table”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂ro- (“plank”), probably from *kelh₂- (“to cut down”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klau̯r/

Noun

clawr m (plural cloriau)

  1. cover, lid

Derived terms
  • clawr caled (“hardback”)
  • clawr meddal (“paperback”)
  • clawr llygad (“eyelid”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clawr glawr nghlawr chlawr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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