ŵyr
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /uːɨ̯r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ʊi̯r/
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gŵyr | ŵyr | ngŵyr | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *ɸuer, from Proto-Indo-European *pu-.[1] Cognate to Latin puer (“child, boy”).
Coordinate terms
- wyres (“granddaughter”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ŵyr | unchanged | unchanged | hŵyr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “puerile” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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