dŵr

See also: DWR

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /duːr/
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dwfyr, from Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós (“deep”). Compare Breton dour, Cornish dowr, Irish dobhar, Gaulish uerno-dubrum (name of a river).

Noun

dŵr m (plural dyfroedd)

  1. water
    Mae dŵr yn hanfodol i fywyd pob anifail.
    Water is essential to the life of every animal.
Derived terms
  • berwr dŵr
  • dŵr berw
  • dŵr caled
  • dŵr croyw
  • dŵr daear
  • dŵr eira
  • dŵr ffo
  • dŵr glaw
  • dŵr haidd
  • dŵr hallt
  • dŵr lled hallt
  • dŵr llonydd
  • dŵr meddal
  • dŵr mwynol
  • dŵr pefriog
  • dŵr poeth
  • dŵr sebon
  • dŵr soda
  • dŵr swyn
  • dŵr tawdd
  • dŵr wyneb
  • dŵr y môr
  • dŵr yfed
  • dwrgi
  • glastwr
  • i'r pant y rhed y dŵr
  • mae gwaed yn dewach na dŵr
  • rhiain y dŵr

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dŵr ddŵr nŵr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Noun

dŵr

  1. Soft mutation of tŵr (“tower”).

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tŵr dŵr nhŵr thŵr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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