dyddiad cau

Welsh

Etymology

dyddiad (“date”) + cau (“to close, closing”). Calque of English closing date.

Noun

dyddiad cau m (plural dyddiadau cau)

1. closing date, deadline

   Synonym: adeg cau

   • 28 August 2018, https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/49490724, “'Rhaid ymestyn dyddiad cau nawdd i ddiogelu addoldai'”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-02-08:

     Mae Mr Doughty, sy'n aelod o'r Pwyllgor Dethol Materion Cartref, eisiau i'r dyddiad cau i sefydliadau wneud cais am grantiau gael ei ymestyn y tu hwnt i 31 Awst.

     Mr Doughty, who is a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, wants the closing date for organisations to request grants to be extended beyond the 31^st of August.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dyddiad cau	ddyddiad cau	nyddiad cau	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• 'Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary 1995: University of Wales Press, Cardiff. Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones, eds.