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er.

although

2 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

conj/ɛr/
  1. although

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh yr, from Proto-Brythonic *er, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeri, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“in front”). Compare Cornish er (“for, by”), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, peri-”), Latin per (“through”).

prep/ɛr/
  1. since

    literary
  2. in spite of, despite

    archaic
  3. in order to

    archaic
  4. for the sake of

    archaic
  5. because of

    obsolete
  6. for, in exchange for

    obsolete
  7. resulting in

    obsolete
  8. through

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh yr, from Proto-Brythonic *er, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeri, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“in front”). Compare Cornish er (“for, by”), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, peri-”), Latin per (“through”).

noun/ɛr/
  1. The name of the Latin script letter R/r.

    feminine
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