gwâr
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See also: gwar
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Celtic *gʷoro-, *gʷʰoro-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gwâr (feminine singular gwâr, plural gwâr, equative gwared, comparative gwarach, superlative gwaraf)
Derived terms[edit]
- gwaraidd (“civilised”)
- gwareiddiad (“civilisation”)
- gwarineb (“gentleness”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwâr | wâr | ngwâr | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “gwariya”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 144