di-hoen

Welsh

Etymology

di- (“without, lacking”) +‎ hoen (“joy, vigour”)

Adjective

di-hoen (feminine singular di-hoen, plural di-hoen, equative mor ddi-hoen, comparative mwy di-hoen, superlative mwyaf di-hoen)

1. cheerless, joyless, lackluster

Derived terms

• dihoendod m (“languishing”)
• dihoenedd m (“languishing”)
• dihoeni (“pine, languish”)
• dihoenllyd (“pining, languishing”)
• dihoenus (“languishing, dispirited”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
di-hoen	ddi-hoen	ni-hoen	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), “di-hoen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies