gwr

See also: GWR and gŵr

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh gur, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with Old Irish fer, Gaulish viros, Latin vir and Old English wer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuːr/

Noun

gwr m (plural gwyr)

  1. man (adult male human)

Descendants
  • Welsh: gŵr

Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalAspirate
gwrwrgwr
pronounced with /ŋ-/		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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