dy-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dy"

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘ
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

dy-

  1. alternative form of di- (“di-”)
    ‎dy- + ‎chromatyczny → ‎dychromatyczny

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with dy- not found

Further reading

  • dy- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dy-, from Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.[1]

Prefix

dy-

  2. bad
    ‎dy- + ‎llaw (“hand”) → ‎dylaw (“clumsy”)
Derived terms
Welsh terms prefixed with dy- (bad)
dychanu

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *do-, from Proto-Indo-European *do.[2]

Prefix

dy-

  2. to, together
    ‎dy- + ‎mynnu (“to insist”) → ‎dyfyn (“summons”)
    ‎dy- + ‎crŷn (“trembling”) → ‎dychryn (“to frighten”)
Usage notes

This prefix causes soft mutation except before cl and cr, which become chl and chr.[2]

Derived terms
Welsh terms prefixed with dy- (together)
dod
dychryn
deall
dylanwad
dodi
cytûn

Mutation

Mutated forms of dy-
radical soft nasal aspirate
dy- ddy- ny- unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i 14
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i 13

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dy-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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