dydd Gwener

Welsh

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Gwener (“Venus”), a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (literally “day of Venus”). Compare Spanish viernes; French vendredi; Italian venerdì; Romanian vineri.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /dɨ̞ðˈɡwɛnɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɨ̞ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /ˌdɨːð ˈɡwɛnar/, /dɨ̞ðˈɡwɛnar/, /dɨ̞ˈɡwɛnar/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːð ˈɡweːnɛr/, /dɪðˈɡweːnɛr/, /ˌdiːð ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /dɪðˈɡwɛnɛr/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɡweːnɛr/, /dɪˈɡwɛnɛr/

Proper noun

dydd Gwener m

1. Friday
2. Friday daytime

   Antonym: nos Wener

Derived terms

• dydd Gwener y Groglith (“Good Friday”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dydd Gwener	ddydd Gwener	nydd Gwener	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.