gwawr

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wāris.[1] Cognate with Latin aurora (“dawn”), Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwau̯r/
  • Rhymes: -au̯r

Noun

gwawr f (plural gwawriau or gwawroedd)

  1. dawn, daybreak
  2. hue, shade

Derived terms

  • gwawrio (“to dawn”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwawr
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwawr wawr ngwawr unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwawr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
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