-wr

See also: wr, WR, and ŵr

Welsh

Etymology

From gŵr (“man”), but semantically influenced due to similarity in form to English -er and Latin -or.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊr/

Suffix

-wr m (plural -wyr)

  1. suffix indicating a person, especially an agent noun: -er, -or

Derived terms
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