dwywaith

Welsh

Etymology

From dwy (“two”) +‎ gwaith f (“time”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊɨ̯wai̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊɨ̯wɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊi̯wai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊi̯wɛθ/

Adverb

dwywaith

1. twice

Derived terms

• dwywaith yn blentyn ac unwaith yn ddyn (literally “twice as a child and once as a man”)
• nid oes dim dwywaith nad (“no two ways about it”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dwywaith

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dwywaith	ddwywaith	nwywaith	unchanged

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