dwfn

Welsh

Alternative forms

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)

  1. deep, profound
    Perygl: Dŵr dwfn
    Danger: Deep water
  • dyfnant (“ravine”)
  • Dyfnaint (“Devon”)
  • dyfnder (“depth”)
  • dyfnhad (“deepening”)
  • dyfnhau (“deepen”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
dwfn ddwfn nwfn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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