gymnastwr

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • gymnastiwr

Etymology

From English gymnastics +‎ -wr, from Ancient Greek γυμνασία (gumnasía, “athletic training, exercise”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, careful) IPA(key): /ɡɨ̞mˈnasdʊr/, [ɡɨ̞mˈnastʊr]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɨ̞mˈnasdʊr/, [d͡ʒɨ̞mˈnastʊr]
  • (South Wales, careful) IPA(key): /ɡɪmˈnasdʊr/, [ɡɪmˈnastʊr]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪmˈnasdʊr/, [d͡ʒɪmˈnastʊr]

Noun

gymnastwr m (plural gymnastwyr)

  1. gymnast

Coordinate terms

  • (sex): gymnastwraig f (“(female) gymnast”)
  • gymnastaidd (“gymnastic”)
  • gymnasteg (“gymnastics”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gymnastwr
radical soft nasal aspirate
gymnastwr unchanged△ ngymnastwr unchanged

△Irregular.

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

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