pêr
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "per"
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh per, from Proto-Brythonic *per, a borrowing from Latin pira, plural of pirum n (“pear”). Cognate with Cornish per, Breton per.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pêr f (collective, singulative peren)
- pears; sweet fruit
- pear trees; sweet-fruit trees
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- perllan f (“orchard”)
Adjective
[edit]pêr (feminine singular pêr, plural perion, equative pered, comparative perach, superlative peraf)
Derived terms
[edit]- creithig bêr (“sweet cicely”)
- drysi pêr, drys pêr, mwyar pêr, perfieri (“sweetbriers”)
- eithin pêr (“juniper”)
- glesyn-y-coed pêr (“yellow bugle”)
- marchredyn pêr (“hay-scented buckler ferns”)
- rhedyn pêr y mynydd (“lemon-scented ferns”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| pêr | bêr | mhêr | phêr |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pêr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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