cwr

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, angled”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“bend, curve”), if the development were similar to *kew-ro- >> *ku-ro- >> Proto-Celtic *kur-so- >> *kurros (“pointed, angled”); see also Latin curvus. Cognate with Irish corr (“point, edge”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʊr/
  • Rhymes: -ʊr

Noun

cwr m (plural cyrion or cyrrau)

  1. corner
    Synonym: congl
  2. point
    Synonym: pig
  3. (in the plural) margins, limits
    Synonyms: godreon, bargod
    1. (urban studies) outskirts

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwr gwr nghwr chwr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kurro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
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