dŵr

See also: DWR, dwr, and -dwr

Welsh

Alternative forms

(literary) dwfr

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duːr/
Rhymes: -uːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dwfyr, from Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós (“deep”). Compare Breton dour, Cornish dowr, Irish dobhar, Gaulish uerno-dubrum (name of a river).

Noun

dŵr m (plural dyfroedd)

water
Mae dŵr yn hanfodol i fywyd pob anifail.
Water is essential to the life of every animal.

Derived terms

berwr y dŵr (“watercress”)
chwerwddwr (“cucumber”)
dŵr caled (“hard water”)
dŵr croyw (“fresh water”)
dŵr daear (“ground water”)
dŵr eira (“snowmelt, snow water”)
dŵr ffo (“run-off”)
dŵr glaw (“rainwater”)
dŵr haidd (“barley water”)
dŵr hallt (“salt water”)
dŵr lled hallt (“brackish water”)
dŵr llonydd (“still water”)
dŵr meddal (“soft water”)
dŵr mwynol (“mineral water”)
dŵr pefriog (“sparkling water”)
dŵr poeth (“hot water; heartburn”)
dŵr soda (“soda water”)
dŵr swyn (“holy water”)
dŵr tawdd (“meltwater”)
dŵr wyneb (“surface water”)
dŵr y môr (“sea water”)
dŵr yfed (“drinking water, potable water”)
dwrgi (“otter”)
dwrlawn (“waterlogged”)
glastwr (“milk diluted with water”)
gwneud dŵr, taflu dŵr (“to urinate”)
i'r pant y rhed y dŵr (“The rich tend to get richer”)
mae gwaed yn dewach na dŵr (“Blood is thicker than water”)
merddwr (“stagnant water”)
pannas y dŵr (“water parsnips”)
rhiain y dŵr (“water strider”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *dŵr*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dŵr	ddŵr	nŵr	unchanged

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

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Noun

dŵr

soft mutation of tŵr (“tower”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tŵr*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tŵr	dŵr	nhŵr	thŵr

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

Further reading

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