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)
Related terms
- dyfnant (“ravine”)
- Dyfnaint (“Devon”)
- dyfnder (“depth”)
- dyfnhad (“deepening”)
- dyfnhau (“deepen”)
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