digalon
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From di- (“un-, a-, -less”) + calon (“heart”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡalɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡaːlɔn/, /dɪˈɡalɔn/
Adjective
[edit]digalon (feminine singular digalon, plural digalon, equative mor ddigalon, comparative mwy digalon, superlative mwyaf digalon)
Derived terms
[edit]- digalondid (“dejection”)
- digalonni (“to lose heart; to dishearten”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
digalon | ddigalon | nigalon | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “digalon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies