diwyd

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

di- (negative prefix) +‎ gwŷd (“vice, fault”, borrowed from Latin vitium), influenced by Latin devotus.

Adjective

diwyd (feminine singular diwyd, plural diwydion, equative mor ddiwyd, comparative mwy diwyd, superlative mwyaf diwyd)

  1. diligent, assiduous
    Synonyms: dyfal, astud, gweithgar, dygn
  2. faithful, reliable
    Synonyms: ffyddlon, dibynnol

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of diwyd
radical soft nasal aspirate
diwyd ddiwyd niwyd unchanged

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

diwyd

  1. (literary) soft mutation of tiwyd (“impersonal preterite of tio”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tiwyd
radical soft nasal aspirate
tiwyd diwyd nhiwyd thiwyd

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