cwrw
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh cwrwf, from Proto-Celtic *kormi, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₁erh₂-. Cognate with Cornish korev, Old Irish cuirm (“feast”) (Irish coirm), Gaulish cerevisia (“beer”) (Latin cervisia), Ancient Greek κεράννυμι (keránnumi, “to mix”), κρᾶσις (krâsis, “to mixture”), Sanskrit श्रायति (śrāyati, “to cook, boil”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkʊrʊ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkuːru/, /ˈkʊru/
Noun
cwrw m (plural cyrfau)
- beer, ale
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cwrw | gwrw | nghwrw | chwrw |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cwrw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies