chwaer

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *hwoɨr (compare Breton c'hoar), from Proto-Celtic *swesūr (compare Old Irish siur), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwaːɨ̯r/ (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /χwai̯r/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ʍai̯r/, /wai̯r/, /ʍaːr/, /waːr/ Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r === Noun === chwaer f (plural chwiorydd or chwioredd or chwaeoredd, diminutive chwaeren, not mutable) sister, half-sister (figuratively) female mate, partner maiden, sweetheart, mistress female fellow member of church, society, etc.; nun, sister ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “chwaer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies