Words for green in Celtic languages.
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | gwyrdd [ɡwɨ̞rð / ɡwɪrð] = green, verdant, bluish green, pale (blue), grey; fresh, lively; grassy |
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| Old Cornish | guirt = green |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | gwyrdh [gwɪrð] = green gwer [gwɛ:r / gwe:r] = green |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | gwer = green (artificial) |
Etymology
From Latin viridis (green, young, fresh, lively, youthful), from vireo (to be verdant, to sprout) [source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
