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Welsh
Etymology
From barnu (“to adjudge; to pass sentence”) + -wr (“-er”).
Pronunciation
Noun
barnwr m (plural barnwyr)
- judge
Usage notes
Note that barnwr means "judge" in a court of law. A "judge" in the sense of an "adjudicator" in a competition is beirniad.
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “barnwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies