dydd Iau

See also: dyddiau

Welsh

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Iau (“Jupiter”), a calque of Latin diēs Iovis.

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

• (Thursday daytime): nos Iau

Derived terms

• dydd Iau Cablyd (“Maundy Thursday”)

See also

• (day of the week): Previous: dydd Mercher. Next: dydd Gwener

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dydd Iau	ddydd Iau	nydd Iau	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.