neithiwr
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- neithiwyr (archaic)
Etymology
[edit]Earlier neithiwyr, from Proto-Celtic *noxt-yēr-, a derivative of *noxs (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Compare Breton neizheur and Cornish nyhewer.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯θjʊr/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯θjʊr/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯θʊr/, /ˈniːθʊr/
- Rhymes: -ei̯θjʊr
Adverb
[edit]neithiwr
Related terms
[edit]- echnos (“the night before last”)