Welsh

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. diligent

Mutation

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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

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  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