dyrys
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *drits-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“split; tear”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdərɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdərɪs/
Adjective
editdyrys (feminine singular dyrys, plural dyrys, equative mor ddyrys, comparative mwy dyrys, superlative mwyaf dyrys)
Derived terms
edit- drysfa (“maze”)
- drysgoed (“thicket of trees”)
- drysi (“thorns, brambles, briars”)
- drysle (“maze, labyrinth”)
- dryslwyn (“thicket, brake”)
- dryslyd (“confused, tangled; confusing”)
- drysni (“thicket; intricacy, complexity”)
- drysu (“to bewilder, to confuse”)
- dryswch (“confusion; dilemma; complexity”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
dyrys | ddyrys | nyrys | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
editFurther reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dyrys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies