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-iwr
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Welsh
Alternative forms
cy -wr
Etymology
From cy gŵr man, but semantically influenced due to similarity in form to English en -er and Latin la -or.
Pronunciation
cy /jʊr/
Suffix
cy suffix plural -wyr m
suffix indicating a person, especially an agent noun: -er, -or
cy -edydd -iedydd -wr -ydd
cy pêl-droed football, soccer pêl-droediwr footballer, soccer player
cy cyfraith law cyfreithiwr solictor, lawyer, attorney
cy Rhufain Rome Rhufeiniwr Roman
Usage notes
Despite being grammatically masculine, -iwr only refers solely to males when a coordinate female term is available, for example, cy Rhufeiniwr Roman (male) vs cy Rhufeines Roman (female). When no female term is in current use, the grammatically masculine term in -iwr is neutral as regards biological sex, for example cy cyfreithiwr solictor, lawyer, attorney (male or female). Use of the explicitly female suffix cy -wraig is old-fashioned outside of certain established terms.
Derived terms
cy
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