Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From barnu (to adjudge; to pass sentence) +‎ -wr (-er).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

barnwr m (plural barnwyr)

  1. judge

Usage notes edit

Note that barnwr means "judge" in a court of law. A "judge" in the sense of an "adjudicator" in a competition is beirniad.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
barnwr farnwr marnwr 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), “barnwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies