difrifol

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From difrif +‎ -ol.

Adjective

difrifol (feminine singular difrifol, plural difrifol, equative mor ddifrifol, comparative mwy difrifol, superlative mwyaf difrifol)

  1. serious, grave
    Synonyms: dwys, pwyllog, sobr, difrif

Derived terms

  • difrifoldeb (“seriousness”)
  • difrifoli (“to become serious”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of difrifol
radical soft nasal aspirate
difrifol ddifrifol nifrifol unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “difrifol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “difrifol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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