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Welsh

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Etymology

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From gyrru (drive, send) +‎ -wr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Mutation

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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

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  • 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