dy-

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.[1]

Prefix

dy-

  1. bad

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *do-, from Proto-Indo-European *do.[2]

Prefix

dy-

  1. to, together

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dy- ddy- ny- unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ J. Morris Jones, A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative (Oxford 1913), § 156 i 14.
  2. ^ J. Morris Jones, A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative (Oxford 1913), § 156 i 13.

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