mawr
Welsh (Colloquial)
/mau̯r/, /mau̯r/, /mou̯r/
adj
Definitions
- large; big; great
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh mawr inherited from Old Welsh maur inherited from Proto-Brythonic *mọr inherited from Proto-Celtic *māros (great) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*moh₁ros
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- marrone Italian
- marroneto Italian
- marron French
- *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *moh₁ros Proto-Indo-European
- *yeh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- anamhór Irish
- anmhór Irish
- mór Irish
- móráil Irish
- mórán Irish
- tollmhór Irish
- Arth Fawr Welsh
- Morgan Welsh
- arth Welsh
- clod Welsh
- clodfawr Welsh
- clodfori Welsh
- enfawr Welsh
- yr Welsh
- Morrígan Old Irish
- dermár Old Irish
- mór Old Irish
- móraid Old Irish
- an-mhòr Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- cnàimh-mòr-na-lurgainn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mòr Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mòrail Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- seillean-mòr Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mooar Manx
- *māros Proto-Celtic
- *segos Proto-Celtic
- meur Breton
- meur Cornish
- μάραον gkm
- *mọr Proto-Brythonic
- mawr Middle Welsh
- Morcant Old Welsh
- maur Old Welsh