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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”)
- gwrth- + ystyr (“meaning”) → gwrthystyr (“antonym”)
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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