gwair

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gweir, from Proto-Brythonic *gweɣr, from Proto-Celtic *wegrom, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’.[1] Cognate with Cornish gora and Old Irish fér (“grass”).

Noun

gwair m (plural gweiriau)

  1. hay
  2. grass
    Synonyms: glaswellt, gwelltglas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

gwair m (uncountable)

  1. bend, curve, ring
Usage notes

This word is only found in compounds (see below).

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwair wair ngwair unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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