clawr

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

clawr m (plural cloriau)

  1. cover, lid

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

  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