dyddiad cau

Welsh

Etymology

dyddiad (date) + cau (to close, closing). Calque of English closing date.

Noun

dyddiad cau m (plural dyddiadau cau)

  1. closing date, deadline
    Synonyms: adeg cau, dyddiad dod i ben
    • 28 August 2018, https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/49490724, “'Rhaid ymestyn dyddiad cau nawdd i ddiogelu addoldai'”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2024:
      Mae Mr Doughty, sy'n aelod o'r Pwyllgor Dethol Materion Cartref, eisiau i'r dyddiad cau i sefydliadau wneud cais am grantiau gael ei ymestyn y tu hwnt i 31 Awst.
      Mr Doughty, who is a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, wants the closing date for organisations to request grants to be extended beyond the 31st of August.

Mutation

Mutated forms of dyddiad cau
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyddiad cau ddyddiad cau nyddiad cau unchanged

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

Further reading

  • 'Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary 1995: University of Wales Press, Cardiff. Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones, eds.