siŵr

Welsh

Alternative forms

• siwr

Etymology

Borrowed from English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”). Doublet of segur and sicr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuːr/

Adjective

siŵr (feminine singular siŵr, plural siŵr, equative mor siŵr, comparative mwy siŵr, superlative mwyaf siŵr, not mutable)

1. sure, certain

   Synonym: sicr

Derived terms

• siŵr o fod (“surely; certainly”)

References

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