stŵr

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sduːr/, [stuːr]
• Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

stŵr m (usually uncountable, plural styrau, not mutable)

1. commotion, uproar, fuss, row

   Synonyms: cynnwrf, mwstwr, ffwdan

2. telling off, rebuke

   Synonyms: cerydd, dwrdiad

   Ces i stŵr.

   I was told off.

   (literally, “I had a telling off.”)

Derived terms

• gwneud stŵr, codi stŵr, stwrio (“raise a commotion”)

Further reading

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