llau

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin latus.

Noun

llau m (plural llaos)

1. place
2. side

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• allau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈʎaw]

Noun

llau f (plural llaus)

1. avalanche

Derived terms

• esllavissar-se

Further reading

• “llau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “llau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “llau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “llau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬaɨ̯/
• IPA^(key): /ɬai̯/

Noun

1. lice

Mutation

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