gwawr
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *wāris.[1] Cognate with Latin aurora (“dawn”), Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgwawr f (plural gwawriau or gwawroedd)
Mutation
edit| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwawr | wawr | ngwawr | unchanged |
| 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
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies