dwfr

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʊvr/

Noun

dwfr m (plural dyfroedd)

  1. Literary form of dŵr (“water”).

Usage notes
  • Although not used as an independent word outside of very literary contexts, dwfr is common in derived terms as can be seen below.

Derived terms
  • dyframaethu (“aquaculture”)
  • dyfredig (“irrigated”)
  • dyfrforon (“marshwort”)
  • dyfrffordd (“waterway”)
  • dyfrffos (“water course, ditch”)
  • dyfrgi (“otter”)
  • dyfrio (“to water”)
  • dyfriog (“watery”)
  • dyfrlawn (“waterlogged”)
  • dyfrlliw (“water colour”)
  • dyfrllyd (“aqueous, watery”)
  • dyfrnod (“watermark”)
  • dyfrol (“aquatic”)
  • dyfrsail (“water-based”)
  • dyfrhad (“irrigation”)
  • dyfrhad (“to water, to irrigate”)
  • dyfrhaen (“aquifer”)
  • rhedyn y dwfr (“water ferns”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dwfr ddwfr nwfr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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