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ewythr.

uncle

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr/North-Wales, standard[ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr̩]North-Wales, standard/ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞rθ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɛu̯.ɪθr/South-Wales, standard

  1. uncle

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh ewythyr, from Proto-Celtic *awontīr (compare Cornish ewnter, Breton eontr, Old Irish amnair), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂- (“(maternal) grandfather/uncle”) (compare Middle Irish ó, Latin avus (“grandfather”), avunculus (“maternal uncle”), dialectal German Awwe (“grandfather”), Oheim (“uncle”).

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