câr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "car"

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants.

Noun

câr m (plural ceraint or cerynt or carant)

1. kinsman, relation, relative, cousin
2. friend, companion, dear one

Etymology 2

Verb

câr

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of caru

Alternative forms

• cara (literary)
• cariff (literary)
• carith (literary)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
câr	gâr	nghâr	châr
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), “câr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies