persawr

Welsh

Etymology

pêr (“sweet”) +‎ sawr (“savour, taste”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

persawr (feminine singular persawr, plural persawr, equative mor bersawr, comparative mwy persawr, superlative mwyaf persawr)

  1. fragrance, perfume, scent
    Synonyms: perarogl, sent

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of persawr
radical soft nasal aspirate
persawr bersawr mhersawr phersawr

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “persawr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “persawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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