diwyd
Welsh
Etymology
di- (negative prefix) + gwŷd (“vice, fault”, borrowed from Latin vitium), influenced by Latin devotus.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪu̯.ɨ̞d/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪu̯.ɪd/
- Rhymes: -ɪu̯ɨ̞d
Adjective
diwyd (feminine singular diwyd, plural diwydion, equative diwyted, comparative diwytach, superlative diwytaf)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| diwyd | ddiwyd | niwyd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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