genwair

Welsh

Etymology

A compound word, the second element being gwair (“bend, curve”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnwai̯r/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnwar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnwai̯r/

Noun

genwair m (plural genweiriau)

1. (North Wales) fishing rod

   Synonym: gwialen bysgota

Derived terms

• pryf genwair

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
genwair	enwair	ngenwair	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “genwair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies