clawr

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klau̯r/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Irish clár (“board; plane; lid”). From Proto-Celtic *klārom (“table”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂ro- (“plank”), probably from *kelh₂- (“to cut down”).

Noun

clawr m (plural cloriau)

1. cover, lid

   Synonyms: caead, gwerchyr, gorchudd

   1. valve

      Synonym: falf

2. board, surface

   Synonyms: bwrdd, arwyneb

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Noun

clawr m

1. alternative form of clafr (“scurf, mange”)

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.