hwy
hwy - English
Noun
hwy (plural hwys)
- Abbreviation of highway.
Alternative forms
- (highway): hwy.
Related terms
- ewy (“expressway”)
- fwy (“freeway”)
Anagrams
hwy - Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /xwyː/, [ʍyː]
Adverb
hwȳ
Pronoun
hwȳ
Descendants
hwy - Suyá
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈhʷɨ]
Noun
hwy
hwy - Tapayuna
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈhʷɨ]
Noun
hwy
hwy - Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA: /huːɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA: /hʊi̯/
Pronoun
hwy
Usage notes
Hwy is exclusively Literary Welsh. Colloquial Welsh uses nhw instead.
Alternative forms
Adjective
hwy
Noun
hwy
- h-prothesized form of wy
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
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. |