dwfn
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (North Wales) (colloquial) dyfn
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-nós, from *dʰewb- (“deep”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /dʊvn/, [ˈdʊvn̩]
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /dɨ̞vn/, [ˈdɨ̞vn̩]
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /dʊvn/, [ˈdʊvn̩]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈduːvʊn/, /ˈdʊvʊn/
Adjective
dwfn (feminine dofn, plural dyfnion, equative dyfned, comparative dyfnach, superlative dyfnaf)
- deep, profound
- Perygl: Dŵr dwfn
- Danger: Deep water
Related terms
- dyfnant (“ravine”)
- Dyfnaint (“Devon”)
- dyfnder (“depth”)
- dyfnhad (“deepening”)
- dyfnhau (“deepen”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| dwfn | ddwfn | nwfn | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||