awyr
Middle English
editNoun
editawyr
- (Late ME) Alternative form of houre
Middle Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *auɨr, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “wind, atmosphere”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editawyr f or m
Descendants
edit- Welsh: awyr
Mutation
editradical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
awyr | unchanged | unchanged | hawyr |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh aẅyr, from Proto-Brythonic *auɨr, borrowed from Latin āēr, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “wind, atmosphere”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ɪr/
- Rhymes: -au̯ɨ̞r
Noun
editawyr m or f (plural awyrau or awyron)
Usage notes
editThe plural is rarely used.
Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
awyr | unchanged | unchanged | hawyr |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “awyr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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