glaw

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Cornish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *glaw.[1] Related to Breton glav (“rain”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glaw m

  1. rain

Mutation[edit]

  Mutation of glaw  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
glaw law unchanged klaw unchanged unchanged

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 214

Welsh[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *glaw.[1] Related to Breton glav (“rain”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glaw m (usually uncountable, plural glawiau or glawogydd)

  1. rain
    • Nursery rhyme:
      Glaw, glaw, cer ffordd draw, / Tyred eto ddydd a ddaw.
      Rain, rain, go away, / Come again another day.

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glaw law nglaw unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 214
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