dyrys
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *drits-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“split; tear”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdərɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdərɪs/
Adjective[edit]
dyrys (feminine singular dyrys, plural dyrys, equative mor ddyrys, comparative mwy dyrys, superlative mwyaf dyrys)
Derived terms[edit]
- drysfa (“maze”)
- drysgoed (“thicket of trees”)
- drysi (“thorns, brambles, briars”)
- drysle (“maze, labyrinth”)
- dryslwyn (“thicket, brake”)
- dryslyd (“confused, tangled; confusing”)
- drysni (“thicket; intricacy, complexity”)
- drysu (“to bewilder, to confuse”)
- dryswch (“confusion; dilemma; complexity”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
dyrys | ddyrys | nyrys | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dyrys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies