lloer
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh loyr, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr. Cognate with Breton loar and Cornish loor.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬoːɨ̯r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬɔi̯r/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯r
Synonyms
Derived terms
- lloer-redyn, rhedyn y lloer, lloerlys (“moonwort”)
- lloeren (“satellite”)
- lloerfaen (“moonstone”)
- lloerig (“loony, crazy”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| lloer | loer | unchanged | unchanged |
| 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), “lloer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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