cari-dym
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly from clêr y dom (“dung-flies”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkarɪˈdɨ̞m/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkarɪˈdɪm/
Noun
editcari-dym m (plural cari-dyms)
Quotations
edit- 1978, Dafydd Huws, Dyddiadur Dyn Dŵad [Diary of a Newcomer], Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, page 40:
- Y cari-dyms bach diwerth! Y moch bach disafonau!
- The useless little shits! The ill-mannered little pigs!
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cari-dym | gari-dym | nghari-dym | chari-dym |
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), “caridým”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies