gwiber
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwiber, from Proto-Brythonic *gwiber, from Latin vīpera.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪbɛr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwiːbɛr/, /ˈɡwɪbɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɪbɛr
Noun
gwiber f (plural gwiberod)
- adder, viper
- common European adder (Vipera berus)
- Synonym: neidr ddu
Derived terms
- gwellt y wiber (“viper's grass (Scorzonera humilis)”)
- gwiberlys, glesyn y wiber, bronwerth y wiber (“viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare)”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwiber | wiber | ngwiber | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwiber”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwiber”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies