berw
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Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɛrʊ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbeːru/, /ˈbɛru/
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *berw, from Proto-Celtic *berwos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-o-s, from *bʰerw- (“to boil, brew”).[1][2]
Adjective
[edit]berw (feminine singular berw, plural berw, not comparable)
Noun
[edit]berw m (plural berwon)
Derived terms
[edit]- ar ferw (“at the boil, on the boil”)
- ar y berw (“at the boil, on the boil”)
- berw gwyllt (“uproar, hive of activity”)
- berwi (“to boil”)
- dŵr berw (“boiling water”)
- llygad y berw (“centre of something boiling”)
- oddi ar y berw (“off the boil”)
- pwdin berw (“boiled pudding”)
- sucan berw (“flummery”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative form of berwr (“cress”)
Noun
[edit]berw f (collective, singulative berwen)
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Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
berw | ferw | merw | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*berwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “berw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh lemmas
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- Welsh uncomparable adjectives
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- Welsh countable nouns
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