gwair
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh gweir, from Proto-Brythonic *gweɣr, from Proto-Celtic *wegrom, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’.[1] Cognate with Cornish gora and Old Irish fér (“grass”).
Noun edit
gwair m (plural gweiriau)
Derived terms edit
- clefyd y gwair (“hay fever”)
- gwair merllyn (“quillwort”)
- gweirdir (“meadowland”)
- gweirglodd (“meadow”)
- gweiryn (“blade of grass”)
- neidr y gwair (“grass snake”)
- sboncyn y gwair (“grasshopper”)
- silwair (“silage”)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
gwair m (uncountable)
Usage notes edit
This word is only found in compounds (see below).
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwair | wair | ngwair | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies