clorian

Welsh

Etymology

From clawr (“board, surface”) +‎ -ianCategory:Welsh terms suffixed with -ian#CLORIAN.

Noun

clorian f or m (plural cloriannau)Category:Welsh lemmas#CLORIANCategory:Welsh nouns#CLORIANCategory:Welsh countable nouns#CLORIANCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CLORIANCategory:Welsh feminine nouns#CLORIANCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#CLORIANCategory:Welsh nouns with multiple genders#CLORIANCategory:Pages with entries#CLORIANCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CLORIANCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#CLORIAN

  1. (North Wales) balance, scales
    Synonyms: tafol, mantol
  2. (North WalesCategory:North Wales Welsh#CLORIAN, figurative) balance
    Synonym: tafol

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of clorian
radical soft nasal aspirate
clorian glorian nghlorian chlorian

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

Further reading

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