dedwydd

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɛdwɨ̞ð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdeːdʊi̯ð/, /ˈdɛdʊi̯ð/, /ˈdɛdwɪð/

Adjective

dedwydd (feminine singular dedwydd, plural dedwyddion, equative dedwydded, comparative dedwyddach, superlative dedwyddaf)

  1. happy, blessed
    • 1941, W. D. Williams:
      O Dad, yn deulu dedwydd – y deuwn / Â diolch o newydd. / Can’s o’th law y daw bob dydd / Ein lluniaeth a’n llawenydd.
      O Father, as a blessed family – we bring / Thanks once again / For from Thy hand comes every day / Our portion and our joy.
    • Proverb:
      Dedwydd pob di-falch.
      Every humble person is happy.

Derived terms
  • dedwyddwch (“happiness”)
  • dedwyddyd (“felicity, bliss”)
  • Ynysoedd Dedwydd (“Canary Islands”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dedwydd ddedwydd nedwydd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dedwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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