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-gar
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Appendix:Variations of "gar"
Welsh
Etymology
From cy wlm -gar. According to Zimmer, a merger of two origins:fr Zimmer Stefan Les composés à rection verbale en gallois et le problème des formations en -gar Etudes Celtiques 29 1 1992 0373-1928 10.3406/ecelt.1992.2025 441–451
Traced by Morris-Jones from cy cel-pro *-āk-aro-, equivalent to cy -og -ar.153 i (8)
Meanings related to at least "fondness" must be traced back to cy cel-pro *karos loving, loved.
Pronunciation
cy /ɡar/
Suffix
cy suffix
adjectival suffix, often indicating tendency, -ful
cy -lon
cy meddwl thought meddylgar thoughtful, considerate
cy traidd penetration treiddgar penetrating
cy lliw colour lliwgar colourful
adjectival suffix indicating a like or fondness of, -loving
cy arian money ariangar money-loving, covetous
cy gwlad country gwlatgar patriotic
cy darllen to read darllengar fond of reading
Derived terms
cy
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