dwyrain
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Welsh
Etymology
Verb-noun of dwyre (“rise into view”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdʊɨ̯rain/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdʊɨ̯rɛn/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈdʊi̯rain/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdʊi̯rɛn/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯rain
Noun
dwyrain m (uncountable)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- de-ddwyrain (“south-east”)
- Dwyrain Almaen (“East Germany”)
- Dwyrain Canol (“the Middle East”)
- Dwyrain Timor (“East Timor”)
- dwyreiniol (“eastern, oriental”)
- dwyreiniwr (“an Easterner, an Oriental”)
- dwyreinwynt (“east wind”)
- gogledd-ddwyrain (“north-east”)
- sbriws y Dwyrain (“oriental spruces”)
- y Dwyrain Agos (“the Near East”)
- y Dwyrain Pell (“the Far East”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dwyrain | ddwyrain | nwyrain | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
- (compass points)
| gogledd-orllewin | gogledd | gogledd-ddwyrain |
| gorllewin | 
|
dwyrain |
| de-orllewin | de | de-ddwyrain |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dwyrain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies