llau

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin latus.

Noun

llau m (plural llaos)

  1. place
  2. side

Catalan

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin lābem (collapse).

Noun

llau f (plural llaus)

  1. avalanche
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin laudem, with a change in gender.

Noun

llau m (plural llaus)

  1. (archaic) praise

References

  • “llau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).

Pronunciation

Noun

llau f (collective, singulative lleuen)

  1. lice

Derived terms

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.