gwiwer
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *gwɨwer, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel, stoat”). Cognate with Cornish gwiwer, Breton gwiñver.
Pronunciation
edit- (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪu̯.ɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪu̯.ar/
Noun
editgwiwer f (plural gwiwerod)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwiwer | wiwer | ngwiwer | 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), “gwiwer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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