llaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh lau, from Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (whence Irish lámh (“hand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂. Cognate with English palm, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm; hand”), Latin palma (“palm; hand”).[1]

Plural is literally dwy law (“two hands”), but is also used to refer to three or more hands.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬaːu̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬau̯/
Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

llaw f (plural dwylo or deulo)

hand

Derived terms

gerllaw (“nearby”)
(literary): islaw (“beneath”)
(literary): uwchlaw (“above, beyond”)
llawlyfr (“handbook”)
llawysgrif (“handwriting, manuscript”)
rhoi llaw ar yr aradr (“to put one's hand to the plough”)

Mutation

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References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

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