dim o beth

Welsh

Etymology

Literally “nothing of a thing”.

Adjective

dim o beth

  1. nipper, kid, small child, pipsqueak

Quotations

  • 1995, Gwyn Thomas, editor, Eleri Hopcyn:
    Yr oedd gen i, er yn ddim o beth, ddiddordeb mewn chwedlau am y goruwchnaturiol.
    I had, although a nipper, an interest in tales about the supernatural.

Mutation

Mutated forms of dim o beth
radical soft nasal aspirate
dim o beth ddim o beth nim o beth unchanged

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

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