stŵr

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

stŵr m (usually uncountable, plural styrau, not mutable)

  1. commotion, uproar, fuss, row
    Synonyms: cynnwrf, mwstwr, ffwdan
  2. telling off, rebuke
    Synonyms: cerydd, dwrdiad
    Ces i stŵr.
    I was told off.
    (literally, “I had a telling off.”)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “stŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies