bwrw

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh bwrw, from Proto-Brythonic *burɣid, from Proto-Celtic *borgīti (compare Old Irish ·díbairg (throws)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰorǵʰ-éye-ti, an "eye"-causative form of *bʰerǵʰ- (to rise up, elevate).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bwrw (first-person singular present bwriaf)

  1. To hit
  2. To strike
  3. To cast
  4. To overthrow
  5. (weather) To precipitate
    Mae hi'n bwrw glaw
    It's raining
    (literally, “It's casting rain”)
  6. (of animals) to give birth to; to whelp, calve, etc.
    Synonym: dod â

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of bwrw
radical soft nasal aspirate
bwrw fwrw mwrw unchanged

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

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwrw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 55–56