dauwynebog

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • deuwynebog

Etymology

From dau (“two”) +‎ wyneb (“face”) +‎ -og.[1]

Adjective

dauwynebog (feminine singular dauwynebog, plural dauwynebog, equative mor ddauwynebog, comparative mwy dauwynebog, superlative mwyaf dauwynebog)

  1. two-faced, having two faces, facing two directions[1]
  2. (figurative) two-faced, hypocritical, duplicitous[1]
    Synonyms: ffuantus, rhagrithiol, twyllodrus

Derived terms

  • cysain ddauwynebog (“consonant(s) at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half of a cynghanedd”)
  • dauwynebogrywdd (“two-facedness, duplicity”)
  • fioled dauwynebog, gwiolydd ddauwynebog (“wild pansy”)

Noun

dauwynebog f

  1. two-faced person, hypocrite[1]
    Synonym: rhagrithiwr
  2. (botany) pansy, heartsease (Viola tricolor)[1]
    Synonym: trilliw
  3. (botany) knapweed (Centaurea spp.)[1]
    Synonym: y bengaled

Mutation

Mutated forms of dauwynebog
radical soft nasal aspirate
dauwynebog ddauwynebog nauwynebog unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dauwynebog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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