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Welsh
Etymology
From di- (intensifying prefix) + gogel (“to guard”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- + *kel-, the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.[1]
Cognate with Cornish diogel, Breton diogel.
Pronunciation
Adjective
diogel (feminine singular diogel, plural diogel, equative mor ddiogel, comparative mwy diogel, superlative mwyaf diogel)
- safe, secure
- Synonyms: saff, sicr
- sure, certain
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diogel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies