chwaer

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwehir (compare Breton c’hoar), from Proto-Celtic *swesūr (compare Old Irish siur), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwaːɨ̯r/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /χwai̯r/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ʍai̯r/, /wai̯r/, /ʍaːr/, /waːr/
  • Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r

Noun

chwaer f (plural chwiorydd or chwioredd or chwaeoredd, diminutive chwaeren, not mutable)

  1. sister, half-sister
    1. (figuratively) female mate, partner
  2. maiden, sweetheart, mistress
  3. female fellow member of church, society, etc.; nun, sister

Derived terms
  • chwaer efell (“twin sister”)
  • chwaer faeth (“foster sister”)
  • chwaer fedydd (“god-sister”)
  • chwaer ffydd (“sister in the faith”)
  • chwaer un galon (“sister uterine”)
  • chwaer yng nghyfraith, chwaer yn y gyfraith (“sister-in-law”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
chwaer unchanged unchanged unchanged

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