egr

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English egre (eager, pungent, acrid).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

egr (feminine singular egr, plural egr, equative mor egr, comparative mwy egr, superlative mwyaf egr)

  1. sour, acidic
    Synonyms: sur, chwibl, asidaidd, asidig

See also

Basic tastes in Welsh (layout · text)
melys sur / egr hallt chwerw sbeislyd sawrus

Mutation

Mutated forms of egr
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
egr unchanged unchanged hegr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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