dydd Iau

See also: dyddiau

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Difiau

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Iau (“Jupiter”), a calque of Latin diēs Iovis (literally “day of Jupiter”). Compare Spanish jueves; French jeudi; Italian giovedì; Romanian joi.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈjaɨ̯/, /dɨ̞ðˈjaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɨ̞ˈjaɨ̯/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːð ˈjai̯/, /dɪðˈjai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɪˈjai̯/, /ˌdiːð ˈjɔi̯/, /dɪðˈjɔi̯/, /dɪˈjɔi̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Proper noun

dydd Iau m

1. Thursday
2. Thursday daytime

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “Thursday daytime”): nos Iau

Derived terms

• dydd Iau Cablyd (“Maundy Thursday”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dydd Iau

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dydd Iau	ddydd Iau	nydd Iau	unchanged

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