de-ddwyrain
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Welsh
Etymology
de (“south”) + dwyrain (“east”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊɨ̯rain/, /dɛˈðʊɨ̯rain/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊɨ̯rɛn/, /dɛˈðʊɨ̯rɛn/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊi̯rain/, /dɛˈðʊi̯rain/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːˈðʊi̯rɛn/, /dɛˈðʊi̯rɛn/
Noun
de-ddwyrain m (uncountable)
- south-east
- (as y De-Ddwyrain, when in Wales) South-East Wales
Antonyms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| de-ddwyrain | dde-ddwyrain | ne-ddwyrain | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also
- (compass points)
| gogledd-orllewin | gogledd | gogledd-ddwyrain |
| gorllewin | 
|
dwyrain |
| de-orllewin | de | de-ddwyrain |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “de-ddwyrain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies