diwedd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh diueð, from Old Welsh diued, from Proto-Brythonic *diweð, from Proto-Celtic *dīwedom, from *dī- (“from, away”) + *wedo- (“to lead”); compare Breton diwez, Cornish deweth, and Old Irish díad.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdɪu̯ɛð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdɪu̯að/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪu̯ɛð/
Noun edit
diwedd m (plural diweddion or diweddau or diweddiadau)
Derived terms edit
- diweddar (“late”)
- diwethaf (“last”)
- diweddu (“to end”)
- o’r diwedd (“at last, finally”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
diwedd | ddiwedd | niwedd | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies