dirboen

Welsh

Etymology

From dir (“extreme”) +‎ poen (“pain”).

Noun

dirboen m or f (plural dirboenau)

1. agony, extreme pain

   Synonyms: gloes, ing

2. torture

   Synonym: artaith

Mutation

Mutated forms of dirboen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dirboen	ddirboen	nirboen	unchanged

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

Further reading

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