Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From dyfarnu (to adjudicate; to referee) +‎ -wr (-er).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dyfarnwr m (plural dyfarnwyr)

  1. adjudicator
    Synonym: beirniad
  2. referee, umpire

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyfarnwr ddyfarnwr nyfarnwr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

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