gwres

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *gʷrensos[1] from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰrenso- (warm), from *gʷʰer- (warm, hot).

See also Old Irish grís (heat (of the sun), fire, embers), Sanskrit घ्रंस (ghraṃsa, heat of the sun);[2] also Latin formus (warm), Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós), English warm.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwres m (uncountable)

  1. heat, warmth
    Dewch yn nes at wres y tân.
    Come closer to the warmth of the fire.
  2. temperature (elevated body temperature when ill)
    Mae gwres arni hi.
    She has a temperature.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwres”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 95 iii (1)
  3. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 92 iii