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eryr.

eagle

4 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛrɨ̞r/North-Wales/ˈeːrɪr/South-Wales/ˈɛrɪr/South-Wales
  1. eagle

    masculine
  2. eagle hero, chief; prince, leader; one who preys, spoiler; emblem of political power or supreme temporal authority; angel; spiritual man

    masculine
  3. figure of the eagle in heraldry or as a work of art, figure of the eagle as an ensign in the Roman army, etc., image of an eagle

    masculine
  4. Aquila

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh eryr, from Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Breton erer, Cornish er, Old Irish irar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).

noun/ˈɛrɨ̞r/North-Wales/ˈeːrɪr/South-Wales/ˈɛrɪr/South-Wales
  1. shingles

  2. herpes

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh erir (“bank, ridge”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”), ultimately also the origin of Etymology 1 above.

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