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Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh gur, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with Old Irish fer, Gaulish viros, Latin vir and Old English wer.
Pronunciation
Noun
gwr m (plural gwyr)
- man (adult male human)
Descendants
Mutation
| Middle Welsh mutation
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| Radical |
Soft |
Nasal |
Aspirate
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| gwr |
wr |
gwr
pronounced with /ŋ-/ |
unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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