duw

See also: Duw

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *deiwos (compare Irish dia), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

(Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [dyˑʊ]
(Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [diˑʊ]

Noun

duw m (plural duwow)

god (male deity)

Coordinate terms

(gender): duwes

Derived terms

Duw

Mutation

Mutation of *duw*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
duw	dhuw	unchanged	tuw	tuw	tuw

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

References

“duw” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dutch

Alternative forms

douw (Netherlands, informal)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dyu̯/
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Hyphenation: duw
Rhymes: -yu̯

Etymology 1

From duwen.

Noun

duw m (plural duwen, diminutive duwtje n)

a push

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duw

inflection of duwen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh duu, from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic *duɨw, from Proto-Celtic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɨu̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪu̯/
Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯

Noun

duw m (plural duwiau, feminine duwies)

god (male deity)

Derived terms

didduw (“godless”, adjective)
Duw (“God”)
duwdod m (“divinity”)
duwiol (“godly, divine”, adjective)

Related terms

annuwiol (“godless”, adjective)
dwyfol (“divine”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *duw*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
duw	dduw	nuw	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), “duw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies