iâr

See also: iar, iAr, IAR, iar-, íar, and í ár

Welsh

Iâr

Alternative forms

• giâr

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yar, from Old Welsh iar, from Proto-Brythonic *jar, from Proto-Celtic *yarā (compare Cornish and Breton yar (“hen”), Middle Irish eirín, Irish eireog (“chicken”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaːr/

Noun

iâr f (plural ieir)

1. hen

Derived terms

• cwtiar (“coot”)
• grugiar (“grouse”)
• iâr diffeithwch (“sandgrouse”)
• iâr ddeor (“broody hen”)
• iâr fach yr haf (“butterfly”, literally “little hen of the summer”)
• iâr faes (“free-range hen”)
• iâr fôr (“lumpsucker”)
• iâr gini (“guinea fowl”)
• llewyg yr iâr (“henbane”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iâr

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
iâr	unchanged	unchanged	hiâr

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “iâr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “iâr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies