dyfnder
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdəvndɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdəvndar/
- Rhymes: -əvndɛr
Noun
[edit]dyfnder m (plural dyfnderau or dyfnderoedd)
- depth
- Mae'r twll tua dwy droedfedd o ddyfnder.
- The hole is about two feet deep.
- (figurative) depths, middle
- dyfnder nos ― the dead of night
- (nautical) draught
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| dyfnder | ddyfnder | nyfnder | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dyfnder”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies