chwaer
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hwehir (compare Breton c’hoar), from Proto-Celtic *swesūr (compare Old Irish siur), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /χwaːɨ̯r/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /χwai̯r/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʍai̯r/, /wai̯r/, /ʍaːr/, /waːr/
Noun
chwaer f (plural chwiorydd or chwioredd or chwaeoredd, not mutable) (diminutive chwaeran or chwaeren)
- sister, half-sister
- (figuratively) female mate, partner
- maiden, sweetheart, mistress
- female fellow member of church, society, etc.; nun, sister
Derived terms
- chwaer efell (“twin sister”)
- chwaer faeth (“foster sister”)
- chwaer fedydd (“god-sister”)
- chwaer ffydd (“sister in the faith”)
- chwaer un galon (“sister uterine”)
- chwaer yng nghyfraith, chwaer yn y gyfraith (“sister-in-law”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
chwaer | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwaer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh non-mutable terms
- Welsh feminine nouns
- cy:Female family members