cweir

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cyweirio, cweirio (“to lay out, to beat”).

Noun

cweir f

  1. beating, thrashing
    Synonyms: cosfa, curfa, crasfa

Mutation

Mutated forms of cweir
radical soft nasal aspirate
cweir gweir nghweir chweir

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English quire.

Noun

cweir f

  1. alternative form of cwir (“quire, pew”)

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cweir”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cweir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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