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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh -gar. According to Zimmer, a merger of two origins:[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-gar
- adjectival suffix, often indicating tendency, -ful
- meddwl (“thought”) + -gar → meddylgar (“thoughtful, considerate”)
- traidd (“penetration”) + -gar → treiddgar (“penetrating”)
- lliw (“colour”) + -gar → lliwgar (“colourful”)
- adjectival suffix indicating a like or fondness of, -loving
- arian (“money”) + -gar → ariangar (“money-loving, covetous”)
- gwlad (“country”) + -gar → gwlatgar (“patriotic”)
- darllen (“to read”) + -gar → darllengar (“fond of reading”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Zimmer, Stefan (1992) “Les composés à rection verbale en gallois et le problème des formations en -gar”, in Etudes Celtiques (in French), volume 29, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 441–451
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 153 i (8)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-gar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies