canwr

Welsh

Etymology

From canu (“to sing”) +‎ -wr (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

canwr m (plural canwyr or cantorion)

  1. singer
  • cân f (“song”)
  • canu (“to sing”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
canwr ganwr nghanwr chanwr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “canwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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