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Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English cours, itself borrowed from Old French cours, curs, from Latin cursus.
Pronunciation
Noun
cwrs m (plural cyrsiau)
- course; manner of life; pursuit, chase; trouble
- space (of time), period, while; spell, fit; considerable quantity
- (education) course of instruction, series of lessons or lectures, etc.
- order, rule
- a course in a meal, a dish
- lode; course (in masonry); layer
Derived terms
- wrth gwrs (“of course; by course, alternately, orderly, well-behaved”)
Mutation
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), “cwrs”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies