llaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh lau, from Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (whence Irish lámh (“hand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂. Cognate with English palm, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm; hand”), Latin palma (“palm; hand”).

Plural is literally dwy law (“two hands”), but is also used to refer to three or more hands.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬaːu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬau̯/

Noun

llaw f (plural dwylo)

1. hand

Derived terms

• gerllaw
• llawlyfr
• llawysgrif

 

Mutation

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