diddos

Welsh

Etymology

di- (“-less”) +‎ dos (“drip, drop”).

Adjective

diddos (feminine singular diddos, plural diddos, equative mor ddiddos, comparative mwy diddos, superlative mwyaf diddos)

  1. nondrip, watertight, weatherproof
    Antonym: dosog
  2. comfortable
    Synonyms: cysgodol, clyd, cysurus
  3. ready, well-equipped
    Synonym: cywair
  4. complete, entire, unreserved
    Synonyms: llwyr, hollol, diamodol
  5. sheltered, protected
    Synonyms: cysgodol, diogel
  6. sincere, guileless, faithful
    Synonyms: didwyll, diddichell, cywir, ffyddlon
  7. constant, unwavering, continuous
    Synonyms: cyson, di-baid, di-dor
    1. diligent
      Synonym: dyfal

Derived terms

  • diddosfa (“sheltered place”)
  • diddosrwyd (“shelteredness”)

Noun

diddos m (uncountable)

  1. shelter, refuge
    Synonyms: cysgod, diddosrwyd, clydwch
  2. sheltered place
    Synonyms: cysgodfa, lloches, diddosfa, diogelfan, noddfa

Mutation

Mutated forms of diddos
radical soft nasal aspirate
diddos ddiddos niddos unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “diddos”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diddos”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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