mawr

See also: Mawr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mawr, from Old Welsh maur, from Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mau̯r/
  • (South Wales colloquial also) IPA(key): /mou̯r/
  • Rhymes: -au̯r

Adjective

mawr (feminine singular mawr, plural mawrion or morion, equative cymaint, comparative mwy, superlative mwyaf)

  1. large; big; great

Derived terms

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

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