ŵyr

See also: wyr, wŷr, Ŵyr, and -wyr

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

ŵyr

  1. soft mutation of gŵyr

Mutation

Mutated forms of gŵyr
radical soft nasal aspirate
gŵyr ŵyr ngŵyr unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh wyr, from Proto-Brythonic *uwer, from Proto-Celtic *ɸuweros, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-.[1] Cognate to Latin puer (“child, boy”).

Noun

ŵyr m (plural wyrion, feminine wyres)

  1. grandson, grandchild

Mutation

Mutated forms of ŵyr
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ŵyr unchanged unchanged hŵyr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “puerile” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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