siwr

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • siŵr

Etymology

Borrowed from English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”). Doublet of segur and sicr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃuːr/

Adjective

siwr (feminine singular siwr, plural siwr, equative siwred, comparative siwrach, superlative siwraf, not mutable)

  1. sure, certain

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • siwr o fod (“surely; certainly”)
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