sêr
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sêr 
seren 
seren
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ser"
Welsh
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Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *ster, from Proto-Celtic *sterā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Cornish ster, Breton ster.
Pronunciation
Noun
sêr f (collective, singulative seren, not mutable)
- (astronomy, geometry, acting) stars
- asterisks
- Synonym: serenigion
- (botany) squills, Scilla
- (dance) hands across
Derived terms
- amser y sêr (“sidereal time”)
- archser (“superstars”)
- diwrnod sêr (“sidereal day”)
- saith seren siriol (“the seven stars”)
- sêr Bethlehem (“stars-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum angustifolium”)
- sêr brau (“brittlestars”)
- sêr cawr (“giant stars”)
- sêr coch (“starfish fungi, Aseroe rubra”)
- sêr coronnog (“crowned earthstars, Geastrum coronatum”)
- sêr corrach (“dwarf stars”)
- sêr cynffonnog (“comets”)
- sêr daear (“earthstar, Geastrum”)
- sêr Groeg (“Greek squills, Scilla messeniaca”)
- sêr gwib (“shooting stars”)
- sêr hirfraich (“long-armed starfish, Luidia ciliaris”)
- sêr masfawr (“massive stars”)
- sêr melyn (“yellow pimpernel, Lysimachia nemorum”)
- sêr môr (“starfish”)
- sêr niwtron (“neutron stars”)
- sêr orgawr (“super giant stars”)
- sêr Portiwgal (“Portuguese squills, Scilla peruviana”)
- sêr Siberia (“Siberian squills, Scilla siberica”)
- sêr Tsieina (“China asters, Callistephus chinensis”)
- sêr Twrci (“Turkish squills, Scilla bithynica”)
- sêr tywydd (“barometer earthstars, Astraeus hygrometricus”)
- sêr y cloddiau (“yello pimpernells, Lysimachia nemorum”)
- sêr y creigiau (“early star-of-David, Gagea bohemica”)
- sêr y gwanwyn (“spring squills, Scilla verna”)
- sêr y morfa (“sea asters, Aster tripolium”)
- sêr y mynydd (“Alpine squill, Scilla bifolia”)
- sêr y Pyreneau (“Pyrenean squills, Scilla Pyrenean squill”)
- sêr y tywod (“sand stars, Astropecten irregularis”)
- sêr yr hydref (“autumn squills, Scilla autumnalis”)
- sêr-addoliaeth (“astolatry”)
- sêr-ddewin (“astrologer”)
- sêr-hesg (“star sedge, Carex echinata”)
- Seren Dafydd (“Star of David”)
- seren y gêm (“man/woman of the match”)
- seren y Gogledd (“pole star”)
- Seren (“Seren (female given name)”)
- serennig (“asterisk”)
- serennog (“starred”)
- serennu (“to star”)
- serennyn (“squill”)
- serydd (“astronomer”)
- sgôr sêr (“star rating”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sêr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies