dydd Iau

See also: dyddiau

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • Difiau

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Iau (“Jupiter”), a calque of Latin diēs Iovis (literally “day of Jupiter”). Compare Spanish jueves; French jeudi; Italian giovedì; Romanian joi.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈjaɨ̯/, /dɨ̞ðˈjaɨ̯/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈjai̯/, /dɪðˈjai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɪˈjai̯/, /ˌdiːð ˈjɔi̯/, /dɪðˈjɔi̯/, /dɪˈjɔi̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Proper noun

dydd Iau m

  1. Thursday
  2. Thursday daytime

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “Thursday daytime”): nos Iau

Derived terms

  • dydd Iau Cablyd (“Maundy Thursday”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dydd Iau
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Iau ddydd Iau nydd Iau unchanged

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

See also

Days of the week in Welsh · dyddiau'r wythnos (layout · text)
dydd Llun dydd Mawrth dydd Mercher dydd Iau dydd Gwener dydd Sadwrn dydd Sul
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