chwerw
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hwerw, from Proto-Celtic *swerwos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xwerw/
Descendants
- Welsh: chwerw
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh chwerw, from Proto-Brythonic *hwerw, from Proto-Celtic *swerwos.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈχwɛru/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈχweːru/, /ˈχwɛru/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈʍeːru/, /ˈʍɛru/
Adjective
chwerw (feminine singular chwerw, plural chwerwon, equative chwerwed, comparative chwerwach, superlative chwerwaf, not mutable)
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 131
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwerw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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