cywair
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh kyweir, cyweir, from Old Welsh couer (“complete”), from Proto-Brythonic *küwėr.[1]
Adjective edit
cywair (feminine singular cywair, plural cyweirion, equative cyweired, comparative cyweirach, superlative cyweiraf)[2]
- well-equipped, prepared, ready
- complete, in good condition, repair
- orderly, well-ordered
- accordant, harmonious
Etymology 2 edit
Substantified from the adjective.
Noun edit
cywair m (plural cyweiriau or cyweirion)[2]
Derived terms edit
- cyweirio (“to put in order”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cywair | gywair | nghywair | chywair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *kow-wari-–219
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cywair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies