digalon

Welsh

Etymology

From di- (“un-, a-, -less”) +‎ calon (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɡalɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɡaːlɔn/, /dɪˈɡalɔn/

Adjective

digalon (feminine singular digalon, plural digalon, equative mor ddigalon, comparative mwy digalon, superlative mwyaf digalon)

1. disheartened, despondent, dejected

   Synonyms: pendrist, prudd, pendrwm, penisel

Derived terms

• digalondid (“dejection”)
• digalonni (“to lose heart; to dishearten”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
digalon	ddigalon	nigalon	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), “digalon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies