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cwr

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, angled”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“bend, curve”), if the development were similar to *kew-ro- >> *ku-ro- >> Proto-Celtic *kur-so- >> *kurros (“pointed, angled”); see also Latin curvus. Cognate with Irish corr (“point, edge”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cwr m (plural cyrion or cyrrau)

  1. corner
    Synonym: congl
  2. point
    Synonym: pig
  3. (in the plural) margins, limits
    Synonyms: godreon, bargod
    1. (urban studies) outskirts

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cwr
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwr gwr nghwr chwr

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

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kurro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
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