gwawr

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wāris.[1] Cognate with Latin aurora (“dawn”), Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwau̯r/
  • Rhymes: -au̯r

Noun

gwawr f (plural gwawriau or gwawroedd)

  1. dawn, daybreak
  2. hue, shade

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

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