Wiktionary

gwawr

Welsh

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Celtic *wāris.[1] Cognate with Latin aurora (“dawn”), Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”).[2]

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

gwawr f (plural gwawriau or gwawroedd)

  1. dawn, daybreak
  2. hue, shade

Mutation

edit
Mutated forms of gwawr
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwawr wawr ngwawr unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

edit
  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=gwawr&oldid=81792101"