gooer

See also: göoer

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh gooer. By surface analysis, go- (“rather, somewhat”) +‎ oer (“cold”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gooer (feminine singular gooer, plural gooer, equative mor ooer, comparative mwy gooer, superlative mwyaf gooer)

  1. cool, cooling
    Synonyms: lledoer, oeraidd
    1. refreshing
      Synonym: adfywiol
  2. shady
    Synonym: cysgodol

Noun

gooer m (usually uncountable, plural gooeron)

  1. (South Wales) shade
    Synonym: cysgod
  2. (South Wales) shady or cool place
    Synonyms: cysgodfa, gooerfa

Derived terms

  • gooerfa (“shady place”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gooer
radical soft nasal aspirate
gooer ooer ngooer unchanged

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gooer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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