ewythr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ewythyr, from Proto-Celtic *awontīr (compare Cornish ewnter, Breton eontr, Old Irish amnair), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂- (“(maternal) grandfather/uncle”) (compare Middle Irish ó, Latin avus (“grandfather”), avunculus (“maternal uncle”), dialectal German Awwe (“grandfather”), Oheim (“uncle”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr/, [ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr̩]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞rθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɪθr/, [ˈɛu̯.ɪθr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɪrθ/

Noun

ewythr m (plural ewythredd)

1. uncle

   Synonym: wncl

Coordinate terms

• (gender): anti, bopa, modryb

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ewythr	unchanged	unchanged	hewythr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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