ŵyr

See also: wyr, wŷr, Ŵyr, and -wyr

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /uːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ʊi̯r/

Etymology 1

Adjective

ŵyr

1. Soft mutation of gŵyr.

Mutation

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

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh wyr, from Proto-Brythonic *uwer, from Proto-Celtic *ɸuweros, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-. Cognate to Latin puer (“child, boy”).

Noun

ŵyr m (plural wyrion, feminine wyres)

1. grandson, grandchild

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ŵyr	unchanged	unchanged	hŵyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.