llau

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin latus.

Noun

llau m (plural llaos)

1. place
2. side

Catalan

Alternative forms

• allau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈʎaw]
• Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin lābem (“collapse”).

Noun

llau f (plural llaus)

1. avalanche

Derived terms

• esllavissar-se

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin laudem, with a change in gender.

Noun

llau m (plural llaus)

1. (archaic) praise

References

• “llau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “llau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “llau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “llau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Noun

llau f (collective, singulative lleuen)

1. lice

Derived terms

• cranclau (“crab lice”)
• llau pen (“head lice”)
• llau'r offeiriad (“cleavers”)
• lleuog (“lousy”)

Mutation

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