"-wr" meaning in Welsh

See -wr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ʊr/ Forms: -wyr [plural]
Etymology: From gŵr (“man”), but semantically influenced due to similarity in form to English -er and Latin -or. Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix|plural|-wyr|g=m}} -wr m (plural -wyr)
  1. suffix indicating a person, especially an agent noun: -er, -or Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -edydd, -iedydd, -iwr, -ydd
    Sense id: en--wr-cy-suffix-LZnO~0Gr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. suffix indicating an instrument or machine: -er, -or Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -adur, -edydd, -iadur, -iedydd, -ydd
    Sense id: en--wr-cy-suffix-AxGLMHvE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -iwr

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "From gŵr (“man”), but semantically influenced due to similarity in form to English -er and Latin -or.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-wyr",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-wyr",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-wr m (plural -wyr)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tafarn (“pub”) + -wr → tafarnwr (“landlord”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "trydan (“electricity”) + -wr → trydanwr (“electrician”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Sbaen (“Spain”) + -wr → Sbaenwr (“Spaniard”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "darlledu (“broadcast”) + -wr → darlledwr (“broadcaster”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix indicating a person, especially an agent noun: -er, -or"
      ],
      "id": "en--wr-cy-suffix-LZnO~0Gr",
      "links": [
        [
          "agent noun",
          "agent noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ],
        [
          "-or",
          "-or"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-edydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iedydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iwr"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "copïo (“to copy”) + -wr → copïwr (“copier”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sychu (“to dry”) + -wr → sychwr (“drier”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix indicating an instrument or machine: -er, -or"
      ],
      "id": "en--wr-cy-suffix-AxGLMHvE",
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ],
        [
          "-or",
          "-or"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-adur"
        },
        {
          "word": "-edydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iadur"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iedydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʊr/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-iwr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-wr"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine suffixes",
    "Welsh suffixes"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gŵr (“man”), but semantically influenced due to similarity in form to English -er and Latin -or.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-wyr",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-wyr",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-wr m (plural -wyr)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tafarn (“pub”) + -wr → tafarnwr (“landlord”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "trydan (“electricity”) + -wr → trydanwr (“electrician”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Sbaen (“Spain”) + -wr → Sbaenwr (“Spaniard”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "darlledu (“broadcast”) + -wr → darlledwr (“broadcaster”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix indicating a person, especially an agent noun: -er, -or"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agent noun",
          "agent noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ],
        [
          "-or",
          "-or"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-edydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iedydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iwr"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "copïo (“to copy”) + -wr → copïwr (“copier”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sychu (“to dry”) + -wr → sychwr (“drier”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix indicating an instrument or machine: -er, -or"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ],
        [
          "-or",
          "-or"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-adur"
        },
        {
          "word": "-edydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iadur"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iedydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʊr/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-iwr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-wr"
}

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