dwlu
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdʊlɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdʊli/
- Homophone: dwli (“silliness”) (South Wales)
- Rhymes: -ʊli
Etymology 1
From dwl (“foolish; infatuated”).
Verb
dwlu (first-person singular present dwlaf)
- to dote, to be infatuated
- (with â) to dote on, to be infatuated with
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dwlu | ddwlu | nwlu | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Etymology 2
Verb
dwlu
- soft mutation of twlu