lloer

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh loyr, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from Proto-Indo-European *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)

(literary) the moon
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.

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