cwyr
See also: cŵyr
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh cwyr, from Proto-Brythonic *kuɨr (hence Breton koar), from Latin cēra (hence Irish céir).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kuːɨ̯r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kʊi̯r/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯r
Noun
[edit]cwyr m (plural cwyrau)
Usage notes
[edit]- The soft mutation is written as gŵyr, in order to clarify the pronunciation, distinguishing it from gwŷr.
Mutation
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ʊɨ̯r
- Rhymes:Welsh/ʊɨ̯r/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- Welsh terms with irregular mutation