dimai

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dimei, from Latin dimidium (“half”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪmai̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪmɛ/, /ˈdɪma/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪmai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪmɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɪmai̯

Noun

dimai f (plural dimeiau or dimeiod)

1. (historical) halfpenny

See also

• ffyrling (“farthing”)
• ceiniog (“penny”)
• dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
• chwecheiniog (“sixpence”)
• swllt (“shilling”)
• hanner coron (“half-crown”)
• coron (“crown”)
• sofren (“sovereign”)
• gini (“guinea”)

Mutation

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