hwy
English edit
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Noun edit
hwy (plural hwys)
- Abbreviation of highway.
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Old English edit
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Etymology edit
From a presumed earlier *hwīe, from Proto-West Germanic *hwiu, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”), to which the more common instrumental ending *-ō had been added. Cognate with Old High German hwiu (instrumental case of hwaz).
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hwȳ
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hwȳ
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Northern Jê *py (“achiote”) < Proto-Cerrado *pyj’ (“achiote”).
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hwy
Tapayuna edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Northern Jê *py (“achiote”) < Proto-Cerrado *pyj’ (“achiote”).
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hwy
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /huːɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hʊi̯/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh wy, from Proto-Celtic *eyes, plural of *es, from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Cognate with Breton i(nt) and Irish ia(d).
The initial h- is from the final -nt of verbs having the allophone -nnh- between vowels (e.g. gwelant wy “they see” > /gwelannhwy/ > gwelan(t) hwy); the colloquial form nhw formed by the same process.
Pronoun edit
hwy
Usage notes edit
Hwy is exclusively Literary Welsh. Colloquial Welsh uses nhw instead.
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Etymology 2 edit
Proto-Celtic *sēyos, comparative of *sīros (for the same alteration compare *māros, comp. *māyos > Welsh mawr, comp. mwy).
Adjective edit
hwy
- comparative degree of hir: longer
- Synonym: hirach
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
hwy
- h-prothesized form of wy
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
wy | unchanged | unchanged | hwy |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies