berwr
Welsh
Alternative forms
- berw, berwy
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *beruros, a derivative of *berus (“spring, well”), said by Matasović to likely be related to *brutus (“fermentation, boiling heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Gaulish berula, Irish biolar.[1]
Noun
berwr f (collective, singulative berwren or beryren)
- cress[1][2]
- watercress (Nasturtium officinale)[1]
- Synonym: berwr y dŵr
Derived terms
- berwr Caersalem (“London rocket”)
- berwr cherw (“bittercress”)
- berwr gardd (“garden cress”)
- berwr melyn (“yellowcress”)
- berwr y cerrig (“rockcress”)
- berwr y dŵr, berwr y ffynnon (“watercress”)
- berwr y fagwyr (“mouse-ear cress”)
- berwr y gaeaf (“winter cress”)
- beryryn (“cress-rocket”)
Related terms
- berw (“boiling”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| berwr | ferwr | merwr | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “berwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, pages 23-24[2]