dimai
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh dimei, from Latin dimidium (“half”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈdɪmai̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdɪmɛ/, /ˈdɪma/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈdɪmai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdɪmɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɪmai̯
Noun
dimai f (plural dimeiau or dimeiod)
- (historical) halfpenny
See also
- ffyrling (“farthing”)
- ceiniog (“penny”)
- dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
- chwecheiniog (“sixpence”)
- swllt (“shilling”)
- hanner coron (“half-crown”)
- coron (“crown”)
- sofren (“sovereign”)
- gini (“guinea”)