dydh

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) dedh
• (Standard Cornish) dÿdh

Etymology

From Middle Cornish dyth, from Old Cornish det, from Proto-Celtic *dīyos (compare Welsh dydd, Breton deiz, Old Irish día), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws, *dyew- (compare Latin diēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪːð/

Noun

dydh m (plural dedhyow)

1. day

Usage notes

• Mutates irregularly to jydh after the following words: an, unn, yn, and keth. The plural form is unaffected and mutates normally.

Mutation

  Mutation of dydh  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
dydh	dhydh	unchanged	tydh	tydh	tydh