gwawr

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wāris.[1] Cognate with Latin aurora (dawn), Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, dawn).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwawr f (plural gwawriau or gwawroedd)

  1. dawn, daybreak
  2. hue, shade

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwawr wawr ngwawr 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. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies