dirgel
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dirgel (feminine singular dirgel, plural dirgel, equative mor ddirgel, comparative mwy dirgel, superlative mwyaf dirgel)
- secret, hidden, concealed
- Synonyms: cyfrinachol, cuddiedig, cudd
- private
- Synonym: preifat
- mystical, occult
- Synonym: cyfrin
- mysterious, clandestine
- Synonym: anamlwg
- abstruse
- Synonym: astrus
Derived terms
[edit]- aelod dirgel (“penis, genitals”)
- dirgelaidd (“mysterious”)
- dirgelfa (“secret place”)
- dirgelwch (“mystery”)
- drws dirgel (“back door”)
- gwres dirgel (“latent heat”)
Noun
[edit]dirgel m (plural dirgelion or dirgeloedd or dirgelau)
- mystery
- secret place
- Synonym: dirgelfa
- (euphemistic, in the plural) privates, genitals
- concealment
- Synonym: cuddiad
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dirgel | ddirgel | nirgel | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “dirgel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies