marw
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
marw
- Alternative form of marow
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *marw, from Proto-Celtic *marwos, ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmarʊ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈma(ː)ru/
- Rhymes: -arʊ
Adjective[edit]
marw (feminine singular marw, plural meirw, equative marwed, comparative marwach, superlative marwaf)
Derived terms[edit]
- marwddanadl, marddanadl (“deadnettle”)
- y Môr Marw (“the Dead Sea”)
- marwdon (“dandruff”)
Noun[edit]
marw m (plural meirw or meirwon)
Derived terms[edit]
- marwol (“mortal, deathly”)
- (medieval, legal): marwdy (“the return of an intestate lord's property to the king”)
Verb[edit]
marw (invariable)
Usage notes[edit]
Like byw, marw is only ever used in periphrastic constructions.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
marw | farw | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “marw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mer- (die)
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/arʊ
- Rhymes:Welsh/arʊ/2 syllables
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh adjectives
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- Welsh verbs