cweir

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwei̯r/

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cyweirio, cweirio (“to lay out, to beat”).

Noun

cweir f

1. beating, thrashing

   Synonyms: cosfa, curfa, crasfa

Mutation

Mutated forms of cweir

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cweir	gweir	nghweir	chweir

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English quire.

Noun

cweir f

1. alternative form of cwir (“quire, pew”)

Further reading

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