de-ddwyrain

Welsh

Etymology

de (“south”) +‎ dwyrain (“east”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊɨ̯rain/, /dɛˈðʊɨ̯rain/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊɨ̯rɛn/, /dɛˈðʊɨ̯rɛn/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊi̯rain/, /dɛˈðʊi̯rain/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊi̯rɛn/, /dɛˈðʊi̯rɛn/

Noun

de-ddwyrain m (uncountable)

1. south-east
2. (as y De-Ddwyrain, when in Wales) South-East Wales

Antonyms

• gogledd-orllewin

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
de-ddwyrain	dde-ddwyrain	ne-ddwyrain	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (compass points)

gogledd-orllewin	gogledd	gogledd-ddwyrain
gorllewin		dwyrain
de-orllewin	de	de-ddwyrain

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “de-ddwyrain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies