drysi

Welsh

Alternative forms

• drys

Etymology

From d(y)rys (“tangled, thorny”) +‎ -i. Cognate with Cornish dreys, Breton drez, Irish dris, Scottish Gaelic dris.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdrəsɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdrəsi/
• Rhymes: -əsɪ

Noun

drysi f (collective, singulative drysïen)

1. thorns, brambles, briars

   Synonym: mieri

2. (figurative) entanglement, complication

   Synonyms: dryswch, cymhlethdod

Derived terms

• drysi pêr (“sweetbrier”)
• drysïen ddeupen (“briar with two ends in the earth”, literally “two-headed briar”)
• drysïog (“brambly”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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