duw

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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *deiwos (compare Irish dia), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Noun

duw m (plural duwow)

  1. god (male deity)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Mutation

  Mutation of duw  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
duw dhuw unchanged tuw tuw tuw

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • douw (Netherlands, informal)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: duw
  • Rhymes: -yu̯

Etymology 1

From duwen.

Noun

duw m (plural duwen, diminutive duwtje n)

  1. a push

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duw

  1. inflection of duwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh duu, from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic *duɨw, from Proto-Celtic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

Noun

duw m (plural duwiau, feminine duwies)

  1. god (male deity)

Derived terms

  • didduw (“godless”, adjective)
  • Duw (“God”)
  • duwdod m (“divinity”)
  • duwiol (“godly, divine”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
duw dduw nuw unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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