dwys

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dwys, from Proto-Brythonic *duɨs, from Latin dēnsus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /duːɨ̯s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dʊi̯s/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯s

Adjective

dwys (feminine singular dwys, plural dwysion, equative dwysed, comparative dwysach, superlative dwysaf)

1. intense (strained; tightly drawn)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dwys	ddwys	nwys	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.