See also: Garw

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh garw, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (compare Cornish garow, Irish garbh), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (to bristle) (compare Latin horreō, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬨𐬥𐬀 (zaršaiiamna, ruffling one's feathers), Sanskrit हर्षते (harṣate, it bristles)).

Adjective

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garw (feminine singular garw, plural garwon, equative garwed, comparative garwach, superlative garwaf)

  1. rough, bumpy
  2. crude, rough, unrefined
Derived terms
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Mutation
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Mutated forms of garw
radical soft nasal aspirate
garw arw ngarw unchanged

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

Etymology 2

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Noun

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garw

  1. Soft mutation of carw (deer).
Mutation
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Mutated forms of carw
radical soft nasal aspirate
carw garw ngharw charw

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

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “garw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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