genwair
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
A 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 edit
genwair m (plural genweiriau)
- (North Wales) fishing rod
- Synonym: gwialen bysgota
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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