hwyr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hwyr, from Proto-Brythonic *huɨr; perhaps a borrowing from Latin sērus[1] (although Latin loanwords in Proto-Brythonic usually retain word-initial s), or a native formation such as a blend of the ancestor of hir (“long”) with its comparative hwy, from the same root.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hwyr (feminine singular hwyr, plural hwyrion, equative hwyred, comparative hwyrach, superlative hwyraf, not mutable)

  1. late

Noun

hwyr m (plural hwyrau, not mutable)

  1. evening, nightfall

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