dŵr

See also: DWR

Welsh

Alternative forms

• (literary) dwfr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dwfyr, from Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós (“deep”). Compare Breton dour, Cornish dowr, Irish dobhar, Gaulish uerno-dubrum (name of a river).

Noun

dŵr m (plural dyfroedd)

1. water

   Mae dŵr yn hanfodol i fywyd pob anifail.

   Water is essential to the life of every animal.

Derived terms

• berwr dŵr
• dŵr berw
• dŵr caled
• dŵr croyw
• dŵr daear
• dŵr eira
• dŵr ffo
• dŵr glaw
• dŵr haidd
• dŵr hallt
• dŵr lled hallt
• dŵr llonydd
• dŵr meddal
• dŵr mwynol
• dŵr pefriog
• dŵr poeth
• dŵr sebon
• dŵr soda
• dŵr swyn
• dŵr tawdd
• dŵr wyneb
• dŵr y môr
• dŵr yfed
• dwrgi
• glastwr
• i'r pant y rhed y dŵr
• mae gwaed yn dewach na dŵr
• rhiain y dŵr

 

Mutation

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

Etymology 2

Noun

dŵr

1. Soft mutation of tŵr (“tower”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tŵr	dŵr	nhŵr	thŵr
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), “tŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies