dirwasgiad

Welsh

Etymology

From dirwasgu (“to depress”) +‎ -iad.

Noun

dirwasgiad m (plural dirwasgiadau)

1. depression, recession, slump (contraction in economic activity)

   Synonyms: gostyngiad, cyfyngder, crebachiad

2. compression

   Synonyms: cywasgiad, gwasgfa

Derived terms

• Dirwasgiad Mawr (“Great Depression”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dirwasgiad

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dirwasgiad	ddirwasgiad	nirwasgiad	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dirwasgiad”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “dirwasgiad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies