llau

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin latus.

Noun

llau m (plural llaos)

1. place
2. side

Catalan

Alternative forms

• allau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [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

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “llau”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Further reading

• “llau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “llau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “llau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Brythonic *llow, 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 pl (plural, singulative lleuen f)

1. lice

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of llau

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llau	lau	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.