erw
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre.
Anagrams[edit]
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *arwī (compare Breton erv, Cornish erow), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-wo- (“plowable”) (compare Old Irish arbor, Latin arvum).
Noun[edit]
erw f (plural erwau)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
erw | unchanged | unchanged | herw |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Welsh
- English terms derived from Welsh
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with historical senses
- Welsh terms derived from the PIE root *h₂erh₃-
- 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 lemmas
- Welsh nouns