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
  2. board, surface

Derived terms

  • clawr caled (“hardback”)
  • clawr meddal (“paperback”)
  • clawr llygad (“eyelid”)
  • (North Wales) clorian (“scales, balance”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of clawr
radical soft nasal aspirate
clawr glawr nghlawr chlawr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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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