gogr

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier gwagr, from Proto-Celtic *wokro-, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to separate, to cut off”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔɡr/, [ˈɡɔɡr̩]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɡɔr/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːɡɔr/, /ˈɡɔɡɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡr

Noun

gogr m (plural gograu, diminutive gogryn or gwegryn)

  1. sieve, riddle, strainer[1][2]

Derived terms

  • gogru (“to sieve, to sift”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gogr
radical soft nasal aspirate
gogr ogr ngogr unchanged

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gogrynaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 205
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