di-hoen
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“without, lacking”) + hoen (“joy, vigour”)
Adjective
[edit]di-hoen (feminine singular di-hoen, plural di-hoen, equative mor ddi-hoen, comparative mwy di-hoen, superlative mwyaf di-hoen)
Derived terms
[edit]- dihoendod m (“languishing”)
- dihoenedd m (“languishing”)
- dihoeni (“pine, languish”)
- dihoenllyd (“pining, languishing”)
- dihoenus (“languishing, dispirited”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| di-hoen | ddi-hoen | ni-hoen | 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), “di-hoen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies