drysi

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From d(y)rys (“tangled, thorny”) +‎ -i. Cognate with Cornish dreys, Breton drez, Irish dris, Scottish Gaelic dris.

Pronunciation

Noun

drysi f (collective, singulative drysïen)

  1. thorns, brambles, briars
    Synonym: mieri
  2. (figurative) entanglement, complication
    Synonyms: dryswch, cymhlethdod

Derived terms
  • drysi pêr (“sweetbrier”)
  • drysïen ddeupen (“briar with two ends in the earth”, literally “two-headed briar”)
  • drysïog (“brambly”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
drysi ddrysi nrysi 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), “drysi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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