dwyrain
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-noun of dwyre (“rise into view”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdʊɨ̯rain/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdʊɨ̯rɛn/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈdʊi̯rain/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdʊi̯rɛn/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯rain
Noun[edit]
dwyrain m (uncountable)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- de-ddwyrain (“south-east”)
- Dwyrain Canol (“Middle East”)
- Dwyrain Pell (“Far East”)
- dwyreiniol (“eastern, oriental”)
- dwyreiniwr (“an Eastern, an Oriental”)
- dwyreinwynt (“east wind”)
- gogledd-ddwyrain (“north-east”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
dwyrain | ddwyrain | nwyrain | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
- (compass points)
gogledd-orllewin | gogledd | gogledd-ddwyrain |
gorllewin | dwyrain | |
de-orllewin | de | de-ddwyrain |
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dwyrain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies