genwair
Welsh
editEtymology
editA compound word, the second element being gwair (“bend, curve”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛnwai̯r/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛnwar/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛnwai̯r/
Noun
editgenwair m (plural genweiriau)
- (North Wales) fishing rod
- Synonym: gwialen bysgota
Derived terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
genwair | enwair | ngenwair | 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), “genwair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies