llawer

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llauer, from Proto-Celtic *lawaros (compare Old Irish lour (“enough”), modern Irish (go) leor), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”); compare Ancient Greek λᾱρός (lārós, “tasty”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬau̯.ɛr/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬau̯.ɛr/
  • Rhymes: -au̯ɛr

Adjective

llawer

  1. a lot; much; many

Derived terms

Noun

llawer m (plural llaweroedd)

  1. much; a great deal

Derived terms

  • o lawer (“much; by a lot”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llawer
radical soft nasal aspirate
llawer lawer unchanged unchanged

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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