laou

Breton

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Breton lou, from Proto-Brythonic *lou̯ā, *luu̯ā, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Cornish low, Welsh llau), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔw/

Noun

laou ? (collective, singulative laouenn)

  1. lice