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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *writ-. Cognate with Welsh wrth, Cornish gorth-, Irish frith-, Scottish Gaelic ri and Latin versus (“against”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
gwrth-
- against, anti-, contra-, counter-
- gwrth- + taro (“to hit, to strike”) → gwrthdaro (“to clash, to collide”)
- gwrth- + tystio (“to witness”) → gwrthdystio (“to protest”)
- gwrth- + plaid (“(political) party”) → gwrthblaid (“opposition party”)
- gwrth- + llwydni (“mildew”) → gwrthlwydni (“mildew resistant”)
- gwrth- + biotig (“biotic”) → gwrthfiotig (“antibiotic”)
Derived terms
Mutation
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwrth-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies