gwiber

Welsh

Gwiber

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwiber, from Proto-Brythonic *gwiber, from Latin vīpera.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪbɛr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwiːbɛr/, /ˈɡwɪbɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɪbɛr

Noun

gwiber f (plural gwiberod)

1. adder, viper
2. common European adder, Vipera berus

   Synonym: neidr ddu

Derived terms

• bronwerth y wiber (“viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare”)
• glesyn y wiber (“viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare”)
• gwellt y wiber (“viper's grass, Scorzonera humilis”)
• gwiberlys (“viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwiber	wiber	ngwiber	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), “gwiber”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies