gwerin

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwörin (compare Old Breton guerin glossing Latin factiō, Middle Breton gueryn (“people”)), from Proto-Celtic *worīnā (compare Old Irish foirenn glossing factiō, modern Irish foireann (“staff, team”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛrɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɛrɪn

Noun

gwerin f (plural gwerinoedd)

1. people
   1. people, populace, peasantry, folk, democracy, proletariat, liegemen; mob, rabble, troop, throng, host, multitude, rank and file of army; nation
   2. (nautical) ship's crew
   3. monastic community
   4. (biblical) Gentiles
2. the 'men' or pieces used in chess, draughts, and other games

Derived terms

• gwerinwr (“commoner, pawn”)
• gweriniaeth (“republic”)
• gwerinlywodraeth (“republic, commonwealth”)
• gweriniaetholdeb (“republicanism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwerin

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwerin	werin	ngwerin	unchanged

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

Further reading

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