helwr
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From hel (“to hunt, to chase”) + -wr (“agentive suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛlʊr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheːlʊr/, /ˈhɛlʊr/
Noun edit
helwr m (plural helwyr, not mutable)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “helwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies