gor-

See also: gor, gór, gör, Gör, gôr-, and gör-

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwor-, from Proto-Celtic *uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European *upér.[1][2] Cognate with Welsh gor- and Breton gour-.

Prefix

gor-

  1. over-, overly

Derived terms
  • gordevys (“overgrown”)

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gor-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (17)

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • gwor-, gwar-

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwor-, from Proto-Celtic *uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European *upér.[1][2] Cognate with Cornish gor-, Breton gour- and English over-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔr/

Prefix

gor-

  1. extreme, too, over-, hyper-
    ‎gor- + ‎tew (“fat”) → ‎gordew (“obese”)
    ‎gor- + ‎actif (“active”) → ‎goractif (“hyperactive”)
    ‎gor- + ‎cyffwrdd (“to touch”) → ‎gorgyffwrdd (“to overlap”)
    ‎gor- + ‎gyrru (“to drive”) → ‎goryrru (“to speed”)

Derived terms
Welsh terms prefixed with gor-

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gor- or- ngor- unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gor-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (17)
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