lloer

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh loyr, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr. 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

• lloer-redyn, rhedyn y lloer, lloerlys (“moonwort”)
• lloeren (“satellite”)
• lloerfaen (“moonstone”)
• lloerig (“loony, crazy”)

 

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.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lloer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies