diwrnod

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh diwarnawt, borrowed from Vulgar Latin or Medieval Latin diurnāta (“a day’s work, a day’s journey, a fixed day, a day”), from Latin diurnus (“daily”), from diēs (“day”). Doublet of siwrnai.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪu̯rnɔd/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊrnɔd/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪu̯rnɔd/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊrnɔd/, /ˈdwərnɔd/

Noun

diwrnod m (plural diwrnodau)

1. a day (period of 24 hours)

Usage notes

• Diwrnod is countable and refers to an individual day and so is the word used when employing a qualifying numeral or adjective. It sits in contrast to the word noson (“night, evening”). (cf. French journée, Italian giornata)

diwrnod gwych ― a great day

tri diwrnod ― three days

• Dydd, on the other hand, generally refers to the uncoutable period of light. Dydd is also used with the names days of the week and with holiday and festival names. It is therefore the opposite of nos (“night, evening”). (cf. French jour, Italian giorno)

yn ystod y dydd ― during the day(time)

dydd Wener ― Friday day(time)

Dydd Calan ― New Year's Day

Synonyms

• dydd (“day (as opposed to night)”)

Mutation

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