neithiwr

Welsh

Alternative forms

neithiwyr (archaic)

Etymology

Earlier neithiwyr, from Proto-Celtic *noxt-yēr-, a derivative of *noxs (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Compare Breton neizheur and Cornish nyhewer.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯θjʊr/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯θjʊr/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯θʊr/, /ˈniːθʊr/
Rhymes: -ei̯θjʊr

Adverb

neithiwr

last night, yesterday evening

Related terms

echnos (“the night before last”)

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