gwryw

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *wirowyos, from *wiros (“man”) (whence Welsh gŵr).

Pronunciation

Noun

gwryw m (plural gwrywod or gwrywiaid or gwrywaid)

  1. male

Adjective

gwryw (feminine singular gwryw, plural gwryw, not comparable)

  1. male, masculine
    Synonyms: gwrywaidd, gwrywol

Derived terms
  • brathlys gwryw, gwlyddyn Mair gwryw (“scarlet pimpernel”)
  • carnedd felen wryw, greulys felen wryw (“common ragwort”)
  • cath wyryw (“tom-cat”)
  • clust llygoden pedwar-gwryw, cornwlyddyn pedwar-gwryw (“sea mouse-ear”)
  • (obsolete) cywarch gwryw (“carl-hemp”)
  • gwryw-banw, gwryw-benyw (“effeminate man, nancy”)
  • gwrywaidd, gwrywol (“male, masculine”)
  • helyg teir-gwryw, helyg tri-gwryw (“almond willows”)
  • lafant gwryw (“spike-lavender”)
  • llwylys gwryw, ysgyrfi gwryw (“sea-purslane”)
  • marchredyn gwryw, rhedyn gwryw (“male ferns”)
  • pannog gwyn gwryw (“white mullein”)
  • tewbannog wen wryw (“rose campion; gillyflower; wallflower”)
  • gŵr (“man, husband”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwryw wryw ngwryw unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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