eryr
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Breton erer, Cornish er, Old Irish irar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
eryr m (plural eryrod)
- eagle
- figure of the eagle in heraldry or as a work of art, figure of the eagle as an ensign in the Roman army, etc., image of an eagle
- (astronomy) Aquila
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| eryr | unchanged | unchanged | heryr |
| 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), “eryr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies