gyrrwr

Welsh

Etymology

From gyrru (“drive, send”) +‎ -wr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡərʊr/

Noun

gyrrwr m (plural gyrwyr)

1. driver; rider, racer; haulier; drover; cattle thief
2. chaser, pursuer
3. sender, dispatcher
4. prosecutor, accuser
5. (computing) driver

Derived terms

• disgyrrwr (“disk drive”)
• gyrrwr argraffydd (“printer driver”)
• gyrrwr gwartheg (“cattle drover”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gyrrwr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gyrrwr	yrrwr	ngyrrwr	unchanged

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

References

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