sawrus

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • sawyrus, safwrus, safwyrus

Etymology

sawr (“aroma”) +‎ -us

Pronunciation

Adjective

sawrus (feminine singular sawrus, plural sawrusion, equative sawrused, comparative sawrusach, superlative sawrusaf, not mutable)

  1. aromatic, fragrant, sweet-smelling
  2. savoury, tasty
    Synonyms: blasus, chwaethus
  3. spicy, pungent

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
sawrus unchanged unchanged unchanged

See also
Basic tastes in Welsh (layout · text)
melys sur / egr hallt chwerw sbeislyd sawrus

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sawrus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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