gwerin

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *warinā, from *wer- (compare Old Breton guerin, glossed 'in duas factiones', Middle Breton gueryn (“people”), Old Irish foirenn, glossed 'factio', modern Irish foireann).

Noun

gwerin f (plural gwerinoedd)

  1. people
    1. people, populace, peasantry, folk, democracy, proletariat, liegemen; mob, rabble, troop, throng, host, multitude, rank and file of army; nation
    2. (nautical) ship's crew
    3. monastic community
    4. (biblical) Gentiles
  2. the 'men' or pieces used in chess, draughts, and other games

Derived terms
  • gweriniaeth f (“republic”)
  • gweriniaetholdeb m (“republicanism”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwerin werin ngwerin unchanged
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), “gwerin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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