chwaer

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwehir (compare Breton c’hoar), from Proto-Celtic *swesūr (compare Old Irish siur), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwaːɨ̯r/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /χwai̯r/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʍai̯r/, /wai̯r/, /ʍaːr/, /waːr/
Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r

Noun

chwaer f (plural chwiorydd or chwioredd or chwaeoredd, diminutive chwaeren, not mutable)

sister, half-sister
1. (figuratively) female mate, partner
maiden, sweetheart, mistress
female fellow member of church, society, etc.; nun, sister

Derived terms

chwaer efell (“twin sister”)
chwaer faeth (“foster sister”)
chwaer fedydd (“god-sister”)
chwaer ffydd (“sister in the faith”)
chwaer un galon (“sister uterine”)
chwaer yng nghyfraith, chwaer yn y gyfraith (“sister-in-law”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
chwaer	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

References

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

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