eryr
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh eryr, from Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Breton erer, Cornish er, Old Irish *irar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːrɪr/, /ˈɛrɪr/
Noun edit
eryr m (plural eryrod)
- eagle
- figure of the eagle in heraldry or as a work of art, figure of the eagle as an ensign in the Roman army, etc., image of an eagle
- (astronomy) Aquila
Derived terms edit
- eryr euraid (“golden eagle”)
- eryr moel (“bald eagle”)
- pysgeryr (“fish eagle”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
eryr | unchanged | unchanged | heryr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eryr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- cy:Astronomy
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