dydd Gwener

Welsh

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Gwener (“Venus”), a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (literally “day of Venus”). Compare Spanish viernes; French vendredi; Italian venerdì; Romanian vineri.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /dɨ̞ðˈɡwɛnɛr/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɨ̞ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /ˌdɨːð ˈɡwɛnar/, /dɨ̞ðˈɡwɛnar/, /dɨ̞ˈɡwɛnar/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈɡweːnɛr/, /dɪðˈɡweːnɛr/, /ˌdiːð ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /dɪðˈɡwɛnɛr/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡweːnɛr/, /dɪˈɡwɛnɛr/

Proper noun

dydd Gwener m

  1. Friday
  2. Friday daytime
    Antonym: nos Wener

Derived terms

  • dydd Gwener y Groglith (“Good Friday”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dydd Gwener
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Gwener ddydd Gwener nydd Gwener unchanged

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

See also

Days of the week in Welsh · dyddiau'r wythnos (layout · text)
dydd Llun dydd Mawrth dydd Mercher dydd Iau dydd Gwener dydd Sadwrn dydd Sul
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