marw
Middle English edit
Noun edit
marw
- Alternative form of marow
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *marw, from Proto-Celtic *marwos, ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmarʊ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈma(ː)ru/
- Rhymes: -arʊ
Adjective edit
marw (feminine singular marw, plural meirw, equative marwed, comparative marwach, superlative marwaf)
Derived terms edit
- marwddanadl, marddanadl (“deadnettle”)
- y Môr Marw (“the Dead Sea”)
- marwdon (“dandruff”)
Noun edit
marw m (plural meirw or meirwon)
Derived terms edit
- marwol (“mortal, deathly”)
- (medieval, legal): marwdy (“the return of an intestate lord's property to the king”)
Verb edit
marw (invariable)
Usage notes edit
Like byw, marw is only ever used in periphrastic constructions.
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| marw | farw | unchanged | 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), “marw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies