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Welsh
Etymology
dir- + cêl (“concealment”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
dirgel (feminine singular dirgel, plural dirgel, equative mor ddirgel, comparative mwy dirgel, superlative mwyaf dirgel)
- secret, hidden, concealed
- Synonyms: cyfrinachol, cuddiedig, cudd
- private
- Synonym: preifat
- mystical, occult
- Synonym: cyfrin
- mysterious, clandestine
- Synonym: anamlwg
- abstruse
- Synonym: astrus
Derived terms
Noun
dirgel m (plural dirgelion or dirgeloedd or dirgelau)
- mystery
- Synonyms: dirgelwch, cyfrinach
- secret place
- Synonym: dirgelfa
- (euphemistic, in the plural) privates, genitals
- concealment
- Synonym: cuddiad
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dirgel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies