diwair

Welsh

Etymology

di- +‎ gwair (“bend, curve”).

Adjective

diwair (feminine singular diwair, plural diwair, equative mor ddiwair, comparative mwy diwair, superlative mwyaf diwair)

1. chaste, pure, uncorrupted

   Synonyms: ymatalgar, pur, glân, dihalog, di-lwgr

   Antonym: anniwair

Derived terms

• anniwair (“unchaste, unfaithful”)
• diweirdeb (“chastity, faithfulness”)
• yr oen diwair (“chaste-tree”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of diwair

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diwair	ddiwair	niwair	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), “diwair”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diwair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies