gwer
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Breton
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Breton guezr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð with influence from guezr (“glass”), a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).
Adjective
gwer
- green (artificial)
See also
- (natural green): glas
Noun
gwer m
See also
| gwenn | louet | du |
| ruz | orañjez, melen-ruz; gell | melen |
| gwer, glas | ||
| cyan | glas | |
| magenta; glasruz | roz |
Etymology 2
From Middle Breton guezr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨdr, a borrowing from Latin vitrum (“glass”).
Noun
gwer f (singulative gwerenn)
Cornish
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡwɛːr]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡweːr]
Etymology 1
From Middle Cornish gwer, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).
Adjective
gwer
Usage notes
- Not of plants or of the sea; glas is used for to describe these
Derived terms
- an Parti Gwer (“Green Party”)
- gwerdhu (“dark green, British racing green”)
- gwerem (“emerald”)
- gweres (“ground, soil”)
- gwerlas (“blueish green, teal”)
- gwerwyn (“light green”)
- Pennrynn Gwer (“Cape Verde, Cabo Verde”)
See also
| gwynn | loos, glas | du |
| rudh; kogh | rudhvelyn, melynrudh; gell, gorm | melyn; losvelyn |
| gwyrdh, gwer, glas | ||
| glaswyrdh, glaswer; gwerlas | glaswyn, blou | glas |
| glasrudh, purpur; indigo | majenta; purpur, glasrudh | gwynnrudh, kigliw |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *gwur, from Proto-Celtic *wiros.
Noun
gwer m (singulative gour)
Mutation
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