llawer

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh llauer, from Proto-Celtic *lawaros (compare Old Irish lour (enough), modern Irish (go) leor), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (benefit, prize); compare Ancient Greek λᾱρός (lārós, tasty).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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llawer

  1. a lot; much; many

Noun

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llawer m (plural llaweroedd)

  1. much; a great deal

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of llawer
radical soft nasal aspirate
llawer lawer unchanged unchanged

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

References

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