dydd Mercher

Welsh

Etymology

From dydd (“day”) +‎ Mercher (“Mercury”), a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī (literally “day of Mercury”). Compare Spanish miércoles; French mercredi; Italian mercoledì; Romanian miercuri.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχɛr/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχɛr/, /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχar/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɪðˈmɛrχɛr/
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Noun

dydd Mercher m

  1. Wednesday
  2. Wednesday daytime

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • dydd Mercher y Lludw (“Ash Wednesday”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dydd Mercher
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Mercher ddydd Mercher nydd Mercher 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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