diwedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh diueð, from Old Welsh diued, from Proto-Brythonic *diweð, from Proto-Celtic *dīwedom, from *dī- (“from, away”) + *wedo- (“to lead”); compare Breton diwez, Cornish deweth, and Old Irish dïad.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪu̯ɛð/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪu̯að/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪu̯ɛð/

Noun

diwedd m (plural diweddion or diweddau or diweddiadau)

1. end
2. ending

Derived terms

• diweddar (“late”)
• diwethaf (“last”)
• diweddu (“to end”)
• o’r diwedd (“at last, finally”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diwedd	ddiwedd	niwedd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies