diriol

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Welsh

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Etymology 1

dirio (“to compel”) +‎ -ol

Adjective

diriol (feminine singular diriol, plural diriol, equative mor ddiriol, comparative mwy diriol, superlative mwyaf diriol)

  1. compelling, enforcing
    Synonym: gorfodol
  2. forcible
    Synonyms: nerthol, grymus

Mutation

Mutated forms of diriol
radical soft nasal aspirate
diriol ddiriol niriol unchanged

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

diriol

  1. soft mutation of tiriol (“terreous, earthly”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tiriol
radical soft nasal aspirate
tiriol diriol nhiriol thiriol

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), “diriol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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