gwyrgamu

Welsh

Etymology

gwyrgam (“crooked”) +‎ -u or gŵyr (“twisted”) +‎ camu (“to stride”).

Pronunciation

Verb

gwyrgamu (first-person singular present gwyrgamaf)

  1. to become twisted or crooked
  2. to make crooked
    1. to twist, to bend
      Synonyms: gwyro, camu, crymu, plygu
    2. (figurative) to distort, to misrepresent
      Synonyms: gwyrdroi, gamgynrychioli, camliwio

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyrgamu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyrgamu wyrgamu ngwyrgamu unchanged

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

Further reading

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