marw

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *marw, from Proto-Celtic *marwos, ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).

Adjective

marw (feminine singular marw, plural marw)

  1. dead

Noun

marw m (plural meirw or meirwon)

  1. dead

Verb

marw (first-person singular present marwaf)

  1. to die

Usage notes

Like byw, marw is only ever used in periphrastic constructions.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
marw farw unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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