gwair

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wegrom, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’. Cognate with Cornish gora and Old Irish fér (“grass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwai̯r/

Noun

gwair m (plural gweiriau)

1. hay

Derived terms

• clefyd y gwair (“hay fever”)
• neidr y gwair (“grass snake”)
• sboncyn y gwair (“grasshopper”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwair

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwair	wair	ngwair	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies