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dibwrpas

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From di- (-less) +‎ pwrpas (purpose).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dibwrpas (feminine singular dibwrpas, plural dibwrpas, not comparable)

  1. purposeless, pointless, aimless
    Synonyms: diamcan, dibwynt, diangen, seithug

Mutation

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Mutated forms of dibwrpas
radical soft nasal aspirate
dibwrpas ddibwrpas nibwrpas unchanged

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

Further reading

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  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dibwrpas”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dibwrpas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies