dŵr
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Welsh
Alternative forms
- (literary) dwfr
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh dwfyr, from Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós (“deep”). Compare Breton dour, Cornish dowr, Irish dobhar, Gaulish uerno-dubrum (name of a river).
Noun
dŵr m (plural dyfroedd)
- water
- Mae dŵr yn hanfodol i fywyd pob anifail.
- Water is essential to the life of every animal.
Derived terms
- berwr y dŵr (“watercress”)
- chwerwddwr (“cucumber”)
- dŵr caled (“hard water”)
- dŵr croyw (“fresh water”)
- dŵr daear (“ground water”)
- dŵr eira (“snowmelt, snow water”)
- dŵr ffo (“run-off”)
- dŵr glaw (“rainwater”)
- dŵr haidd (“barley water”)
- dŵr hallt (“salt water”)
- dŵr lled hallt (“brackish water”)
- dŵr llonydd (“still water”)
- dŵr meddal (“soft water”)
- dŵr mwynol (“mineral water”)
- dŵr pefriog (“sparkling water”)
- dŵr poeth (“hot water; heartburn”)
- dŵr soda (“soda water”)
- dŵr swyn (“holy water”)
- dŵr tawdd (“meltwater”)
- dŵr wyneb (“surface water”)
- dŵr y môr (“sea water”)
- dŵr yfed (“drinking water, potable water”)
- dwrgi (“otter”)
- dwrlawn (“waterlogged”)
- glastwr (“milk diluted with water”)
- gwneud dŵr, taflu dŵr (“to urinate”)
- i'r pant y rhed y dŵr (“The rich tend to get richer”)
- mae gwaed yn dewach na dŵr (“Blood is thicker than water”)
- rhiain y dŵr (“water strider”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dŵr | ddŵr | nŵr | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Etymology 2
Noun
dŵr
- Soft mutation of tŵr (“tower”).
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| tŵr | dŵr | nhŵr | thŵr |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies