hwy

See also: hŵy and hwy.

hwy - English

Noun

hwy (plural hwys)

  1. Abbreviation of highway.

Alternative forms

  • ewy (expressway)
  • fwy (freeway)

Anagrams

hwy - Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /xwyː/, [ʍyː]

Adverb

hwȳ

  1. why

Pronoun

hwȳ

  1. instrumental singular of hwā
  2. instrumental singular of hwæt

Descendants

hwy - Suyá

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈhʷɨ]

Noun

hwy

  1. achiote

hwy - Tapayuna

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈhʷɨ]

Noun

hwy

  1. achiote

hwy - Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA: /huːɨ̯/
  • (South Wales) IPA: /hʊi̯/

Pronoun

hwy

  1. (literary) they; them.

Usage notes

Hwy is exclusively Literary Welsh. Colloquial Welsh uses nhw instead.

Alternative forms


Adjective

hwy

  1. comparative degree of hir: longer
    • Synonym: hirach

Noun

hwy

  1. h-prothesized form of wy

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
wy unchanged unchanged hwy
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
Meaning and Definition of hwy
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