gŵyr
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡuːɨ̯r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡʊi̯r/
- Homophone: Gŵyr
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯r
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh gwyr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨr, from Proto-Celtic *wēros (“crooked”).
Adjective edit
gŵyr (feminine singular gŵyr, plural gwyrion, equative gwyred, comparative gwyrach, superlative gwyraf)
Antonyms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gŵyr | ŵyr | ngŵyr | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Celtic *wid-ṛ; akin to Breton goar, Cornish gor, Old Irish ·fitir.
Verb edit
gŵyr
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gŵyr | ŵyr | ngŵyr | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
gŵyr
- Soft mutation of cwyr.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cŵyr | gŵyr | nghŵyr | chŵyr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |