garw

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See also: Garw

Welsh

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aru

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh garw, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (compare Cornish garow, Irish garbh), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”) (compare Latin horreō, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬨𐬥𐬀 (zaršaiiamna, “ruffling one's feathers”), Sanskrit हर्षते (harṣate, “it bristles”)).

Adjective

garw (feminine singular garw, plural garwon, equative garwed, comparative garwach, superlative garwaf)

  1. rough, bumpy
  2. crude, rough, unrefined
Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
garw arw ngarw unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Noun

garw

  1. Soft mutation of carw (“deer”).
Mutation
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.

References

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