coronafeirws

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English coronavirus. Equivalent to corona (“corona”) +‎ feirws (“virus”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɔˈrɔnaˌvei̯rʊs/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɔˈroːnaˌvei̯rʊs/, /kɔˈrɔnaˌvei̯rʊs/

Noun

coronafeirws m (plural coronafeirysau)

  1. coronavirus
    • 2020 February 28, BBC Cymru Fyw‎:
      Coronafeirws: Achos cyntaf Cymru wedi'i ganfod yn Abertawe
      Coronavirus: First case in Wales recorded in Swansea
    • 2020 March 11, Llywodraeth Cymru‎:
      Mae’r Prif Swyddog Meddygol ar gyfer Cymru, Dr Frank Atherton, wedi cadarnhau bod pedwar claf arall yng Nghymru wedi profi’n bositif am goronafeirws (COVID -19).
      The Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, has confirmed that four other patients in Wales have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID -19).
    • 2020 March 12, Golwg360‎:
      Gyda choronafeirws yn lledu ledled y byd, roedd defod cynnau’r fflam Olympaidd yn dipyn llai ysblennydd eleni.
      With coronavirus spreading across the world, the Olympic flame lighting ceremony was a little less spectacular this year.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
coronafeirws goronafeirws nghoronafeirws choronafeirws
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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