gwâr
See also: gwar
Welsh
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Celtic *gʷoro-, *gʷʰoro-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwaːr/
- Rhymes: -aːr
Adjective
gwâr (feminine singular gwâr, plural gwâr, equative gwared, comparative gwarach, superlative gwaraf)
- civilised, tame, gentle
Derived terms
- gwaraidd (“civilised”)
- gwareiddiad (“civilisation”)
- gwarineb (“gentleness”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwâr | wâr | ngwâr | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “gwariya”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 144