diogel

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From di- (intensifying prefix) +‎ gogel (“to guard”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- + *kel-, the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.^[1] Cognate with Cornish diogel, Breton diogel.

Pronunciation edit

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɔɡɛl/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdjɔɡɛl/, /ˈdjɔɡal/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /dɪˈoːɡɛl/, /dɪˈɔɡɛl/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdjoːɡɛl/, /ˈdjɔɡɛl/
Rhymes: -ɔɡɛl

Adjective edit

diogel (feminine singular diogel, plural diogel, equative mor ddiogel, comparative mwy diogel, superlative mwyaf diogel)

safe, secure
Synonyms: saff, sicr
sure, certain

Derived terms edit

diogelu (“to secure”)
diogelwch (“safety, security”)

Mutation edit

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

References edit

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

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

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