cari-dym

Welsh

Alternative forms

caridým, ciari-dym

Etymology

Possibly from clêr y dom (“dung-flies”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌkarɪˈdɨ̞m/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌkarɪˈdɪm/

Noun

cari-dym m (plural cari-dyms)

1. layabout, rapscallion, shithead

Quotations

• 1978, Dafydd Huws, Dyddiadur Dyn Dŵad [Diary of a Newcomer], Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, page 40:

  Y cari-dyms bach diwerth! Y moch bach disafonau!

  The useless little shits! The ill-mannered little pigs!

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cari-dym	gari-dym	nghari-dym	chari-dym
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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