hwy
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
hwy (plural hwys)
- Abbreviation of highway.
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a presumed earlier *hwīe, from Proto-West Germanic *hwiu, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”), to which the more common instrumental ending *-ō had been added. Cognate with Old High German hwiu (instrumental case of hwaz).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
hwȳ
Pronoun[edit]
hwȳ
Descendants[edit]
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Suyá[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Northern Jê *py (“achiote”) < Proto-Cerrado *pyj’ (“achiote”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hwy
Tapayuna[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Northern Jê *py (“achiote”) < Proto-Cerrado *pyj’ (“achiote”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hwy
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /huːɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hʊi̯/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Welsh wy, from Proto-Celtic *eyes, plural of *es, from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Cognate with Breton i(nt) and Irish ia(d).
The initial h- is from the final -nt of verbs having the allophone -nnh- between vowels (e.g. gwelant wy “they see” > /gwelannhwy/ > gwelan(t) hwy); the colloquial form nhw formed by the same process.
Pronoun[edit]
hwy
Usage notes[edit]
Hwy is exclusively Literary Welsh. Colloquial Welsh uses nhw instead.
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Proto-Celtic *sēyos, comparative of *sīros (for the same alteration compare *māros, comp. *māyos > Welsh mawr, comp. mwy).
Adjective[edit]
hwy
- comparative degree of hir: longer
- Synonym: hirach
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
hwy
- h-prothesized form of wy
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
wy | unchanged | unchanged | hwy |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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