cwrs

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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)

  1. course; manner of life; pursuit, chase; trouble
    1. space (of time), period, while; spell, fit; considerable quantity
    2. (education) course of instruction, series of lessons or lectures, etc.
  2. order, rule
  3. a course in a meal, a dish
  4. lode; course (in masonry); layer

Derived terms

  • wrth gwrs (“of course; by course, alternately, orderly, well-behaved”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwrs gwrs nghwrs chwrs
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
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