cawr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cawr, from Proto-Celtic *kawaros. Cognate with Irish curadh (“warrior, hero”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau̯r/
• Rhymes: -au̯r

Noun

cawr m (plural cewri)

1. giant

Derived terms

• cawraidd (“gigantic”)
• cawres (“giantess”)
• cawrfil (“huge animal; elephant”)
• Côr y Cewri (“Stonehenge”, literally “giants' circle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cawr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cawr	gawr	nghawr	chawr

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

References

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