dwli

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊli/
  • Homophone: dwlu (“to dote on”) (South Wales)
  • Rhymes: -ʊli

Etymology 1

dwl (“silly”) +‎ -i.

Alternative forms

Noun

dwli m (usually uncountable, plural dwliau)

  1. nonsense, drivel, foolishness
    Synonyms: lol, gwiriondeb, ffolineb, ynfydrwydd, dylni

Etymology 2

Verb

dwli

  1. second-person singular future of dwlu (“to dote on”) (also present tense in the literary language)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dwli
radical soft nasal aspirate
dwli ddwli nwli 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), “dwli”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dwli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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