clawr

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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

Noun

clawr m (plural cloriau)

  1. cover, lid
  2. board, surface

Derived terms

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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