awyr

Middle English

Noun

awyr

1. (Late ME) Alternative form of houre

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *auɨr, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “wind, atmosphere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.uɨ̯r/

Noun

awyr f or m

1. air

Descendants

• Welsh: awyr

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical	Soft	Nasal	H-prothesis
awyr	unchanged	unchanged	hawyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aẅyr, from Proto-Brythonic *auɨr, borrowed from Latin āēr, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “wind, atmosphere”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ɪr/
• Rhymes: -au̯ɨ̞r

Noun

awyr m or f (plural awyrau or awyron)

1. air, sky
2. airline

   Awyr Cymru

   Air Wales

Usage notes

The plural is rarely used.

Derived terms

• awyren
• maes awyr

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
awyr	unchanged	unchanged	hawyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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