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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh per, from Proto-Brythonic *per, a borrowing from Latin pira, plural of pirum n (“pear”). Cognate with Cornish per, Breton per.
Pronunciation
Noun
pêr f (collective, singulative peren)
- pears; sweet fruit
- pear trees; sweet-fruit trees
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Adjective
pêr (feminine singular pêr, plural perion, equative pered, comparative perach, superlative peraf)
- sweet(-tasting), mellow, delicious
- Synonyms: melys, blasus, sawrus
- sweet-smelling, fragrant
- sweet-sounding; pleasant, agreeable
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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), “pêr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies