gwâr
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See also: gwar
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Celtic *gʷoros, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”).[1] This adjective is more usually reconstructed as *gʷaros.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gwâr (feminine singular gwâr, plural gwâr, equative gwared, comparative gwarach, superlative gwaraf)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwaraidd (“civilised”)
- gwareiddiad (“civilisation”)
- gwarineb (“gentleness”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwâr | wâr | ngwâr | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “gʷariyā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 144