diffygiol

Welsh

Etymology

From diffyg (“fault”) +‎ -iol.

Adjective

diffygiol (feminine singular diffygiol, plural diffygiol, equative mor ddiffygiol, comparative mwy diffygiol, superlative mwyaf diffygiol)

1. faulty, defective
2. deficient, wanting

Derived terms

• diffygioldeb m (“defectiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of diffygiol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diffygiol	ddiffygiol	niffygiol	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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