llaw
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Welsh lau, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Cornish leuv, Old Irish lám), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (compare English fumble, Latin palma). Related to llof-rudd (“murder”, literally “red-handed”).
Plural is literally dwy law (“two hands”), but is also used to refer to three or more hands.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
llaw f (plural dwylo or dwylaw)
Derived terms[edit]
- llawlyfr (“handbook, manual”)
- llawysgrif (“manuscript”)
Mutation[edit]
| 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. |
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