diwyd

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

di- (negative prefix) +‎ gwŷd (vice, fault, borrowed from Latin vitium), influenced by Latin devotus.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

diwyd (feminine singular diwyd, plural diwydion, equative diwyted, comparative diwytach, superlative diwytaf)

  1. diligent

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies