dedwydd

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Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdwɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːdʊi̯ð/, /ˈdɛdʊi̯ð/, /ˈdɛdwɪð/

Adjective

dedwydd (feminine singular dedwydd, plural dedwyddion, equative dedwydded, comparative dedwyddach, superlative dedwyddaf)

happy, blessed
- 1941, W. D. Williams:
  O Dad, yn deulu dedwydd – y deuwn / Â diolch o newydd. / Can’s o’th law y daw bob dydd / Ein lluniaeth a’n llawenydd.
  O Father, as a blessed family – we bring / Thanks once again / For from Thy hand comes every day / Our portion and our joy.
- Proverb:
  Dedwydd pob di-falch.
  Every humble person is happy.

Derived terms

dedwyddwch (“happiness”)
dedwyddyd (“felicity, bliss”)
Ynysoedd Dedwydd (“Canary Islands”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *dedwydd*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dedwydd	ddedwydd	nedwydd	unchanged

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

Further reading

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

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