garw
See also: Garw
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡarʊ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡa(ː)ru/
- Rhymes: -arʊ
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh garw, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (compare Cornish garow, Irish garbh), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”) (compare Latin horreō, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬨𐬥𐬀 (zaršaiiamna, “ruffling one's feathers”), Sanskrit हर्षते (harṣate, “it bristles”)).
Adjective
garw (feminine singular garw, plural garwon, equative garwed, comparative garwach, superlative garwaf)
Derived terms
- garwedd m (“roughness”)
- gerwin (“rough”, adjective)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| garw | arw | ngarw | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| carw | garw | ngharw | charw |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “garw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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