dirgel

Welsh

Etymology

dir- +‎ cêl (“concealment”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dirgel (feminine singular dirgel, plural dirgel, equative mor ddirgel, comparative mwy dirgel, superlative mwyaf dirgel)

  1. secret, hidden, concealed
    Synonyms: cyfrinachol, cuddiedig, cudd
  2. private
    Synonym: preifat
  3. mystical, occult
    Synonym: cyfrin
  4. mysterious, clandestine
    Synonym: anamlwg
  5. abstruse
    Synonym: astrus

Derived terms

  • aelod dirgel (“penis, genitals”)
  • dirgelaidd (“mysterious”)
  • dirgelfa (“secret place”)
  • dirgelwch (“mystery”)
  • drws dirgel (“back door”)
  • gwres dirgel (“latent heat”)

Noun

dirgel m (plural dirgelion or dirgeloedd or dirgelau)

  1. mystery
    Synonyms: dirgelwch, cyfrinach
  2. secret place
    Synonym: dirgelfa
  3. (euphemistic, in the plural) privates, genitals
  4. concealment
    Synonym: cuddiad

Mutation

Mutated forms of dirgel
radical soft nasal aspirate
dirgel ddirgel nirgel unchanged

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dirgel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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