clawr

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Irish clár (“board; plane; lid”). 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

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.