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Cornish
Etymology
From duw. Cognate with Welsh Duw, Breton Doue, Irish Dia, Scottish Gaelic Dia, Manx Jee.
Proper noun
Duw m
- God
Mutation
Plautdietsch
Noun
Duw f (plural Duwen)
- dove, pigeon
Welsh
Etymology
From duw (“god”). Cognate with Cornish Duw, Breton Doue, Irish Dia, Scottish Gaelic Dia, Manx Jee.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Duw m
- God
- 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Ioan 3:16:
Canys felly y carodd Duw y byd fel y rhoddodd efe ei unig‐anedig Fab, fel na choller pwy bynnag a gredo ynddo ef, ond caffael ohono fywyd tragwyddol.- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Duw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies