dydd Mercher

Welsh

Etymology

From dydd (“day”) +‎ Mercher (“Mercury”), a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī (literally “day of Mercury”). Compare Spanish miércoles; French mercredi; Italian mercoledì; Romanian miercuri.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχɛr/, /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχar/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɪðˈmɛrχɛr/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɛrχɛr/

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Noun

dydd Mercher m

1. Wednesday
2. Wednesday daytime

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “Wednesday daytime”): nos Fercher

Derived terms

• dydd Mercher y Lludw (“Ash Wednesday”)

Mutation

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