dwfn

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dwvyn, from Proto-Brythonic *duβn, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /dʊvn/, [ˈdʊvn̩]
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /dʊvn/, [ˈdʊvn̩]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈduːvʊn/, /ˈdʊvʊn/

Adjective

dwfn (feminine singular dofn, plural dyfnion, equative dyfned, comparative dyfnach, superlative dyfnaf)

  1. deep, profound
    Perygl: Dŵr dwfn
    Danger: Deep water

Derived terms

  • dyfnant (“ravine”)
  • Dyfnaint (“Devon”)
  • dyfnder (“depth”)
  • dyfnhad (“deepening”)
  • dyfnhau (“to deepen”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dwfn
radical soft nasal aspirate
dwfn ddwfn nwfn 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), “dwfn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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