câr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "car"

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants.

Noun

câr m (plural ceraint or cerynt)

  1. kinsman, relation, relative, cousin
  2. friend, companion, dear one

Etymology 2

Verb

câr

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of caru
Alternative forms
  • cara (literary)
  • cariff (literary)
  • carith (literary)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
câr gâr nghâr châr
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), “câr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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