siŵr
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”). Doublet of segur and sicr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
siŵr (feminine singular siŵr, plural siŵr, equative mor siŵr, comparative mwy siŵr, superlative mwyaf siŵr, not mutable)
Derived terms[edit]
- siŵr o fod (“surely; certainly”)
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siŵr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies