deigryn

Welsh

Etymology

From earlier deigr +‎ -yn (singulative suffix), from Proto-Brythonic *dėgr, from Proto-Celtic *dakrū, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱruh₂, plural of *dáḱru. Cognate with Cornish dager.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯ɡrɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯ɡrɪn/

Noun

deigryn m (plural dagrau)

1. tear

Mutation

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