dirwasgu

Welsh

Etymology

From dir- (“hyper-, over-”) +‎ gwasgu (“to press”).

Verb

dirwasgu (first-person singular present dirwasgaf)

  1. to press down
    Synonym: llethu i lawr
  2. to oppress
    Synonym: gorthrymu
  3. to constrain, to compel
    Synonyms: gorfodi, darwasgu
  4. to compress
    Synonym: cywasgu
  5. to wrest, to wring
    Synonyms: nydd-droi, gwasgu

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dirwasgu
radical soft nasal aspirate
dirwasgu ddirwasgu nirwasgu 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), “dirwasgu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dirwasgu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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