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Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”). Doublet of segur and sicr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
siŵr (feminine singular siŵr, plural siŵr, equative mor siŵr, comparative mwy siŵr, superlative mwyaf siŵr, not mutable)
- sure, certain
- Synonym: sicr
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies