gogr

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier gwagr, from Proto-Celtic *wokro-, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to separate, to cut off”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔɡr/, [ˈɡɔɡr̩]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɡɔr/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːɡɔr/, /ˈɡɔɡɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡr

Noun

gogr m (plural gograu, diminutive gogryn or gwegryn)

  1. sieve, riddle, strainer[1][2]

Derived terms
  • gogru (“to sieve, to sift”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gogr ogr ngogr unchanged
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), “gogrynaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. 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 205
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