llawch
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably related to llech (“hiding place”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
llawch m (plural awchau)
- support, protection, refuge
- caress, stroke
- Synonym: anwes
- appeasement, soothing
- flattery
Derived terms[edit]
- llawchaidd (“jolly, fawning”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llawch | lawch | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Verb[edit]
llawch
- third-person singular present of llochi (“to caress”)
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies