dyrys

Welsh

Alternative forms

• drys

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *drits-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“split; tear”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdərɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdərɪs/

Adjective

dyrys (feminine singular dyrys, plural dyrys, equative mor ddyrys, comparative mwy dyrys, superlative mwyaf dyrys)

1. (of vegetation) tangled, thorny
2. complex, intricate, complicated

   Synonyms: cymhleth, astrus

Derived terms

• 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

Welsh mutation
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.

Further reading

• 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