Welsh edit

Etymology edit

di- (negative prefix) +‎ gwŷd (vice, fault, borrowed from Latin vitium), influenced by Latin devotus.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

diwyd (feminine singular diwyd, plural diwydion, equative diwyted, comparative diwytach, superlative diwytaf)

  1. diligent

Mutation edit

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

References edit

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