glaw
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glaw.[1] Related to Breton glav (“rain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡla.u/
Mutation
Mutation of glaw
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| glaw | law | unchanged | klaw | unchanged | unchanged |
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 214
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glaw.[1] Related to Breton glav (“rain”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡlaːu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡlau̯/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -au̯
Noun
glaw m (usually uncountable, plural glawiau or glawogydd)
- rain
- Nursery rhyme:
- Glaw, glaw, cer ffordd draw, / Tyred eto ddydd a ddaw.
- Rain, rain, go away, / Come again another day.
- Glaw, glaw, cer ffordd draw, / Tyred eto ddydd a ddaw.
- Nursery rhyme:
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| glaw | law | nglaw | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 214
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