llawr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llawr, from Old Welsh laur, from Proto-Brythonic *llọr, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlārom. Cognate with Breton leur, Cornish leur, Irish lár, and English floor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬau̯r/
• Rhymes: -au̯r

Noun

llawr m (plural lloriau)

1. floor, ground

   Dw i wedi deffro ar y llawr.

   I woke up on the floor.

2. earth
3. storey

   Mae'r swyddfa ar y llawr cyntaf.

   The office is on the first floor.

Derived terms

• aml-lawr (“multistorey”)
• deulawr (“two-storey”)
• i lawr (“down”)
• islawr (“basement, cellar”)
• llechlawr (“stone floor”)
• llorlech (“flagstone”)
• osglawr (“slope”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llawr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llawr	lawr	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llawr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies