da-da

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Welsh[edit]

Da-da

Etymology[edit]

From da (good) +‎ da (good), a calque of French bonbon.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

da-da pl (no singulative)

  1. (North Wales) sweets, candy, confectionery
    Synonyms: fferins, losin, melysion, minceg, pethau da

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
da-da dda-da na-da unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “da-da”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies