aerwy

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeɨ̯rʊɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯rʊi̯/

Noun

aerwy m (plural aerwyon or aerwyau)

1. cow collar

Mutation

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

References

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