siŵr

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”). Doublet of segur and sicr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃuːr/

Adjective

siŵr (feminine singular siŵr, plural siŵr, equative mor siŵr, comparative mwy siŵr, superlative mwyaf siŵr, not mutable)

  1. sure, certain
    Synonym: sicr

Derived terms
  • siŵr o fod (“surely; certainly”)

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