siwr
Welsh
Alternative forms
- siŵr
Etymology
Borrowed from English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”). Doublet of segur and sicr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃuːr/
Adjective
siwr (feminine singular siwr, plural siwr, equative siwred, comparative siwrach, superlative siwraf, not mutable)
- sure, certain
Synonyms
- sicr
Derived terms
- siwr o fod (“surely; certainly”)