gwiber

Welsh

Gwiber

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwiber, from Proto-Brythonic *gwiber, from Latin vīpera.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪbɛr/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwiːbɛr/, /ˈɡwɪbɛr/
Rhymes: -ɪbɛr

Noun

gwiber f (plural gwiberod)

adder, viper
common European adder, Vipera berus
Synonym: neidr ddu

Derived terms

bronwerth y wiber (“viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare”)
glesyn y wiber (“viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare”)
gwellt y wiber (“viper's grass, Scorzonera humilis”)
gwiberlys (“viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwiber	wiber	ngwiber	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), “gwiber”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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