cwrs

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊrs/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh cwrs, borrowed from Middle English cours, itself borrowed from Old French cours, curs, from Latin cursus.

Noun

cwrs m (plural cyrsiau)

1. course; manner of life; pursuit, chase; trouble
   1. space (of time), period, while; spell, fit; considerable quantity
   2. (education) course of instruction, series of lessons or lectures, etc.
2. order, rule
3. a course in a meal, a dish
4. lode; course (in masonry); layer

Derived terms

• wrth gwrs (“of course; by course, alternately, orderly, well-behaved”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English coarse.

Adjective

cwrs (feminine singular cwrs, plural cwrs, equative cwrsed, comparative cwrsach, superlative cwrsaf)

1. coarse

   Synonyms: garw, bras, cri

2. vulgar

   Synonyms: aflednais, di-chwaeth

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwrs

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwrs	gwrs	nghwrs	chwrs

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cwrs”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwrs”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies