drwg

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh drwc, from Proto-Brythonic *drug, from Proto-Celtic *drukos (compare Old Irish droch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /druːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ

Adjective

drwg (feminine singular drwg, plural drygion, equative cynddrwg or dryced, comparative gwaeth or drycach, superlative gwaethaf or drycaf)

  1. bad, evil
    Synonyms: anfad, ysgeler
  2. bad, naughty
    Synonyms: direidus, drygionus

Usage notes

The lesser-used equative, comparative and superlative forms (dryced, drycach, drycaf) are exclusively used with the sense “naughty”.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of drwg
radical soft nasal aspirate
drwg ddrwg nrwg unchanged

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