Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Proto-Celtic *do-ambi-, from *do- +‎ *ambi-,[1] equivalent to dy- (to, together) +‎ am- (around).[2]

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

dym-

  1. around, circum-
    dym- + ‎chwêl (turn) → ‎dymchwel (to overturn, to overthrow, to demolish)
    dym- + ‎uno (to wish, to desire) → ‎dymuno (to wish)

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dym- ddym- nym- unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dym-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (13)