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Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *gwor-, from Proto-Celtic *uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European *upér.[1][2] Cognate with Welsh gor- and Breton gour-.
Prefix
gor-
- over-, overly
Derived terms
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gor-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (17)
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *gwor-, from Proto-Celtic *uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European *upér.[1][2] Cognate with Cornish gor-, Breton gour- and English over-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
gor-
- extreme, too, over-, hyper-
- gor- + tew (“fat”) → gordew (“obese”)
- gor- + actif (“active”) → goractif (“hyperactive”)
- gor- + cyffwrdd (“to touch”) → gorgyffwrdd (“to overlap”)
- gor- + gyrru (“to drive”) → goryrru (“to speed”)
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gor-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (17)