gwâr

See also: gwar

Welsh

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Celtic *gʷoro-, *gʷʰoro-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaːr/
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Adjective

gwâr (feminine singular gwâr, plural gwâr, equative gwared, comparative gwarach, superlative gwaraf)

  1. civilised, tame, gentle

Derived terms
  • gwaraidd (“civilised”)
  • gwareiddiad (“civilisation”)
  • gwarineb (“gentleness”)

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

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “gwariya”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 144
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