sgwrs

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ysgwrs

Etymology

Clipping of disgẃrs, from Middle English discours, from Middle French discours (“conversation, speech”), from Latin discursus (“the act of running about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɡʊrs/, [skʊrs]

Noun

sgwrs f (plural sgyrsiau, not mutable)

1. conversation

Derived terms

• sgwrsio (“to chat”)
• sgyrsiol (“conversational”)

Further reading

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