deigryn
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom earlier deigr + -yn (singulative suffix), from Proto-Brythonic *dėgr, from Proto-Celtic *dakrū, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱruh₂, plural of *dáḱru. Cognate with Cornish dager.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdei̯ɡrɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdei̯ɡrɪn/
Noun
editdeigryn m (plural dagrau)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
deigryn | ddeigryn | neigryn | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deigryn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies