gwerthfawr

Welsh

Etymology

From gwerth (“value, worth”) +‎ mawr (“great, large”).

Adjective

gwerthfawr (feminine singular gwerthfawr, plural gwerthfawr, equative gwerthfawroced, comparative gwerthfawrocach, superlative gwerthfawrocaf)

1. valuable, precious

Derived terms

• gwerthfawrogi (“to appreciate, to value”)
• lled-werthfawr (“semi-precious”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwerthfawr	werthfawr	ngwerthfawr	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwerthfawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies