dydh

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Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) dedh
  • (Standard Cornish) dÿdh

Etymology

From Middle Cornish dyth, from Old Cornish det, from Proto-Celtic *dyīus (compare Welsh dydd, Breton deiz, Old Irish día), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws, *dyew- (compare Latin diēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

dydh m (plural dedhyow)

  1. day

Usage notes

  • Mutates irregularly to jydh after the following words: an, unn, yn, and keth. The plural form is unaffected and mutates normally.

Mutation