gwario

Welsh

Etymology

From obsolete English ware (“lay out goods, lay out money”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwarjɔ/

Verb

gwario (first-person singular present gwariaf)

  1. spend (money)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • camwario (“misspend”, verb)
  • gorwario (“overspend”, verb)
  • gwariant m (“expenditure”)
  • gwrthwariant (“sumptuary”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwario wario ngwario unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwario”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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