gwiwer

Welsh

Gwiwer

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨwer, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel, stoat”). Cognate with Cornish gwiwer, Breton gwiñver.

Pronunciation

• (standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪu̯.ɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪu̯.ar/

Noun

gwiwer f (plural gwiwerod)

1. squirrel

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

• 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