heddiw
Welsh
Alternative forms
- heddi, heddu, heddy (Dyfed)
- heiddiw (Gwynedd)
- heddyw (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *so (“this”) + *dīyos (“day”); compare Breton hiziv/hiziw (from Middle Breton hizio), Cornish hethew; Latin hodiē.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðɪu̯/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈheːðɪu̯/, /ˈhɛðɪu̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈheːði/, /ˈhɛði/
- (Powys) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðjʊ/
Adverb
heddiw
- today
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “heddiw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies