lloer

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh loyr, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Breton loar and Cornish loor.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬoːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɔi̯r/
• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯r

Noun

lloer f (plural lloerau)

1. (literary) the moon
2. moon, satellite (of other planets)

Synonyms

• lleuad

Derived terms

• lloeren (“satellite”)
• lloerfaen (“moonstone”)
• lloerig (“loony, crazy”)
• lloerlys (“moonwort”)

 

Mutation

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