Welsh edit

Etymology edit

dyddiad (date) + cau (to close, closing). Calque of English closing date.

Noun edit

dyddiad cau m (plural dyddiadau cau)

  1. closing date, deadline
    Synonym: adeg cau
    • 28 August 2018, https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/49490724, “'Rhaid ymestyn dyddiad cau nawdd i ddiogelu addoldai'”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[1], archived from the original on 2024-02-08:
      Mae Mr Doughty, sy'n aelod o'r Pwyllgor Dethol Materion Cartref, eisiau i'r dyddiad cau i sefydliadau wneud cais am grantiau gael ei ymestyn y tu hwnt i 31 Awst.
      Mr Doughty, who is a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, wants the closing date for organisations to request grants to be extended beyond the 31st of August.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyddiad cau ddyddiad cau nyddiad cau unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • 'Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary 1995: University of Wales Press, Cardiff. Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones, eds.