Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle English egre (eager, pungent, acrid).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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egr (feminine singular egr, plural egr, equative mor egr, comparative mwy egr, superlative mwyaf egr)

  1. sour, acidic
    Synonyms: sur, chwibl, asidaidd, asidig

See also

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Basic tastes in Welsh (layout · text)
           
melys sur / egr hallt chwerw sbeislyd sawrus

Mutation

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

References

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