carw

Welsh

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Rhymes: -aru

carw m (plural ceirw)

deer, hart, stag
(informal) reindeer
Es i â'r plant i weld Siôn Corn a'i geirw.
I took the kids to see Father Christmas and his reindeer.
(figuratively) lord, nobleman, patron, etc.

Carw is used informally to refer to "reindeer" in the context of Christmas. The standard word for "reindeer" is carw Llychlyn.

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
carw	garw	ngharw	charw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “carw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies