gwerin

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwörin (compare Old Breton guerin glossing Latin factiō, Middle Breton gueryn (“people”)), from Proto-Celtic *worīnā (compare Old Irish foirenn glossing factiō, modern Irish foireann (“staff, team”)).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛrɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɪn

Noun

gwerin f (plural gwerinoedd)

  1. people
    1. people, populace, peasantry, folk, democracy, proletariat, liegemen; mob, rabble, troop, throng, host, multitude, rank and file of army; nation
    2. (nautical) ship's crew
    3. monastic community
    4. (biblical) Gentiles
  2. the 'men' or pieces used in chess, draughts, and other games

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*worīnā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 428

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