gyrrwr

Welsh

Etymology

From gyrru (“drive, send”) +‎ -wr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡərʊr/

Noun

gyrrwr m (plural gyrwyr)

  1. driver; rider, racer; haulier; drover; cattle thief
  2. chaser, pursuer
  3. sender, dispatcher
  4. prosecutor, accuser
  5. (computing) driver

Derived terms
  • gyrrwr argraffydd (“printer driver”)
  • gyrrwr gwartheg (“cattle drover”)

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

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gyrrwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.