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Welsh
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈalau̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaːlau̯/, /ˈalau̯/
Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]alaw f or m or pl (plural alawau)
- (botany) white water lily (Nymphaea alba)[1]
- (literary) any water lily (Nymphaeaceae)[2]
- Synonym: lili'r dŵr
Derived terms
[edit]- alaw Canada (“Canadian waterweed”)
- alaw crewyll (“lily-of-the-valley”)
- alaw ddiosgo (“water soldier”)
- alaw lleiaf (“frogbit”)
- alaw wen (“white lily”)
- alaw'r dŵr, alaw'r llyn (“water lily”)
Etymology 2
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Noun
[edit]alaw f (plural alawon, diminutive alawen)
Derived terms
[edit]- Alaw m or f
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| alaw | unchanged | unchanged | halaw |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 8[2]
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies