ewythr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ewythyr, from Proto-Celtic *awontīr (compare Cornish ewnter, Breton eontr, Old Irish amnair), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂- (“(maternal) grandfather/uncle”) (compare Middle Irish ó, Latin avus (“grandfather”), avunculus (“maternal uncle”), dialectal German Awwe (“grandfather”), Oheim (“uncle”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr/, [ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr̩]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞rθ/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɪθr/, [ˈɛu̯.ɪθr̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɪrθ/

Noun

ewythr m (plural ewythredd)

uncle
Synonym: wncl

Coordinate terms

(gender): anti, bopa, modryb

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ewythr*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ewythr	unchanged	unchanged	hewythr

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), “ewythr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies