dirwasgiad

Welsh

Etymology

From dirwasgu (“to depress”) +‎ -iad.

Noun

dirwasgiad m (plural dirwasgiadau)

  1. depression, recession, slump (contraction in economic activity)
    Synonyms: gostyngiad, cyfyngder, crebachiad
  2. compression
    Synonyms: cywasgiad, gwasgfa

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dirwasgiad
radical soft nasal aspirate
dirwasgiad ddirwasgiad nirwasgiad unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dirwasgiad”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dirwasgiad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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