cwrs

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊrs/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh cwrs, borrowed from Middle English cours, itself borrowed from Old French cours, curs, from Latin cursus.

Noun

cwrs m (plural cyrsiau)

  1. course; manner of life; pursuit, chase; trouble
    1. space (of time), period, while; spell, fit; considerable quantity
    2. (education) course of instruction, series of lessons or lectures, etc.
  2. order, rule
  3. a course in a meal, a dish
  4. lode; course (in masonry); layer
Derived terms
  • wrth gwrs (“of course; by course, alternately, orderly, well-behaved”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English coarse.

Adjective

cwrs (feminine singular cwrs, plural cwrs, equative cwrsed, comparative cwrsach, superlative cwrsaf)

  1. coarse
    Synonyms: garw, bras, cri
  2. vulgar
    Synonyms: aflednais, di-chwaeth

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwrs
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwrs gwrs nghwrs chwrs

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), “cwrs”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwrs”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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