gwer

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɥeːr/

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton guezr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð with influence from guezr (“glass”), a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).

Adjective

gwer

1. green (artificial)

See also

• (natural green): glas

Noun

gwer m

1. green

See also

Colors in Breton · livioù (layout · text)

gwenn	louet	du
ruz	orañjez, melen-ruz; gell	melen
	gwer, glas
cyan		glas
	magenta; glasruz	roz

Etymology 2

From Middle Breton guezr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨdr, a borrowing from Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Noun

gwer f (singulative gwerenn)

1. glass

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish gwer, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɡwɛːr]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɡweːr]

Adjective

gwer

1. (artificial) green

   Synonym: gwyrdh

Mutation

  Mutation of gwer  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gwer	wer	unchanged	kwer	hwer	wer