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Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin di-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɨ
- Syllabification: dy
Prefix
dy-
- di-
- Synonyms: bi-, dwu-
- dy- + chromatyczny → dychromatyczny
Derived terms
Category Polish terms prefixed with dy- not found
Further reading
- dy- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh dy-, from Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.
Prefix
dy-
- bad
- dy- + llaw (“hand”) → dylaw (“clumsy”)
Derived terms
Category Welsh terms prefixed with dy- (bad) not found
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *do-, from Proto-Indo-European *do.
Prefix
dy-
- to, together
- dy- + mynnu (“to insist”) → dyfyn (“summons”)
- dy- + crŷn (“trembling”) → dychryn (“to frighten”)
Usage notes
This prefix causes soft mutation except before cl and cr, which become chl and chr.
Derived terms
Mutation
References
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dy-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies