dyrys
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdərɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdərɪs/
Adjective
dyrys (feminine singular dyrys, plural dyrys, equative cyn dyrys, comparative mwy dyrys, superlative mwyaf dyrys)
- (of vegetation) tangled, thorny
- complex, intricate, complicated
- Synonyms: cymhleth, astrus
Derived terms
- drysfa (“maze”)
- drysgoed (“thicket of trees”)
- drysi (“thorns, brambles, briars”)
- drysle (“maze, labyrinth”)
- dryslwyn (“thicket, brake”)
- dryslyd (“confused, tangled; confusing”)
- drysni (“thicket; intricacy, complexity”)
- drysu (“to bewilder, to confuse”)
- dryswch (“confusion; dilemma; complexity”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| dyrys | ddyrys | nyrys | 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-), “dyrys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies