iasoer

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ias (shiver, shudder) +‎ oer (cold).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

iasoer (feminine singular iasoer, plural iasoer, not comparable)

  1. chilly, cold
  2. chilling, eerie, creepy
  3. thriller (with an accompanying noun e.g. nofel iasoer "thriller (novel)", ffilm iasoer "thriller (movie)")

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
iasoer unchanged unchanged hiasoer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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