diwrnod

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh diwarnawt, borrowed from Vulgar Latin or Medieval Latin diurnāta (“a day’s work, a day’s journey, a fixed day, a day”), from Latin diurnus (“daily”), from diēs (“day”). Doublet of siwrnai.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪu̯rnɔd/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊrnɔd/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪu̯rnɔd/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊrnɔd/, /ˈdwərnɔd/

Noun

diwrnod m (plural diwrnodau)

1. a day (period of 24 hours)

Usage notes

The semantic difference between dydd and diwrnod is similar to the difference between French jour and journée or between Italian giorno and giornata.

Synonyms

• dydd (“day (as opposed to night)”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diwrnod	ddiwrnod	niwrnod	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.