dedwydd

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdwɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːdʊi̯ð/, /ˈdɛdʊi̯ð/, /ˈdɛdwɪð/

Adjective

dedwydd (feminine singular dedwydd, plural dedwyddion, equative dedwydded, comparative dedwyddach, superlative dedwyddaf)

1. happy, blessed
   • 1941, W. D. Williams:

     O Dad, yn deulu dedwydd – y deuwn / Â diolch o newydd. / Can’s o’th law y daw bob dydd / Ein lluniaeth a’n llawenydd.

     O Father, as a blessed family – we bring / Thanks once again / For from Thy hand comes every day / Our portion and our joy.

   • Proverb:

     Dedwydd pob di-falch.

     Every humble person is happy.

Derived terms

• dedwyddwch (“happiness”)
• dedwyddyd (“felicity, bliss”)
• Ynysoedd Dedwydd (“Canary Islands”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dedwydd	ddedwydd	nedwydd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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