amhûr

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh amhur. By surface analysis, an- (“un-”) +‎ pur (“pure”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /aˈm̥ɨːr/
  • (cy-s) IPA(key): /aˈm̥iːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɨːr

Adjective

amhûr (feminine singular amhûr, plural amhurion, equative amhured, comparative amhurach, superlative amhuraf)

  1. impure, corrupted
    Synonyms: annhêr, aflan

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhûr
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amhûr unchanged unchanged hamhûr

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “amhûr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amhûr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.