gwer

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Breton

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton guezr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð with influence from guezr (“glass”), a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).

Adjective

gwer

  1. green (artificial)
See also
  • (natural green): glas

Noun

gwer m

  1. green
See also
Colors in Breton · livioù (layout · text)
     gwenn      louet      du
             ruz              orañjez, melen-ruz; gell              melen
                          gwer, glas             
             cyan                           glas
                          magenta; glasruz              roz

Etymology 2

From Middle Breton guezr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨdr, a borrowing from Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Noun

gwer f (singulative gwerenn)

  1. glass

Cornish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish gwer, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).

Adjective

gwer

  1. (artificial) green
    gwer:  
    Synonym: gwyrdh
Usage notes
  • Not of plants or of the sea; glas is used for to describe these
Derived terms

See also

Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)
     gwynn      loos, glas      du
             rudh; kogh              rudhvelyn, melynrudh; gell, gorm              melyn; losvelyn
                          gwyrdh, gwer, glas             
             glaswyrdh, glaswer; gwerlas              glaswyn, blou              glas
             glasrudh, purpur; indigo              majenta; purpur, glasrudh              gwynnrudh, kigliw

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *gwur, from Proto-Celtic *wiros.

Noun

gwer m (singulative gour)

  1. men, gents
  2. husbands

Mutation

Mutation of gwer
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwer wer unchanged kwer hwer wer

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

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