cwrw

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cwrwf, from Proto-Celtic *kormi, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₁erh₂-. Cognate with Cornish korev, Old Irish cuirm (feast) (Irish coirm), Gaulish cerevisia (beer) (Latin cervisia), Ancient Greek κεράννυμι (keránnumi, to mix), κρᾶσις (krâsis, to mixture), Sanskrit श्रायति (śrāyati, to cook, boil).

Pronunciation

Noun

cwrw m (plural cyrfau)

  1. beer, ale

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cwrw gwrw nghwrw chwrw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), cwrw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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