hwor

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish huir, from Proto-Brythonic *hwoɨr, from Proto-Celtic *swesūr. Cognate with Breton c'hoar, Irish siúr, Manx shuyr, and Welsh chwaer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʍɔːr/

Noun

hwor f (plural hwerydh)

  1. sister

Coordinate terms

family members: teyluedit

Derived terms

  • hanter-hwor (“half sister”)
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