feirws

Welsh

Alternative forms

• firws

Etymology

From English virus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvei̯rʊs/

Noun

feirws m (plural feirysau, not mutable)

1. virus
   • 2009 March 18, NHS Wales‎^[1]:

     Heddiw [dydd Mawrth, 17 Mawrth], cyhoeddodd y Gweinidog dros Iechyd, Edwina Hart, y bydd y brechiad rhag y feirws papiloma dynol yn cael ei gynnig i bob merch a menyw ifanc yng Nghymru a gafodd eu geni rhwng 1 Medi 1991 a 31 Awst 1995 yn ystod blwyddyn ysgol 2009-10.

     Today [Tuesday, 17 March], the Minister for Heath, Edwina Hart, announced that the vaccination for the human papilloma virus is being offered to every girl and young woman in Wales born between 1 September 1991 and 31 August 1995 during the school year 2009-10.

Derived terms

• coronafeirws (“coronavirus”)

Further reading

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