dirmygus

dirmygus

Welsh

Etymology

From dirmyg +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

Noun

dirmygus (feminine singular dirmygus, plural dirmygus, equative mor ddirmygus, comparative mwy dirmygus, superlative mwyaf dirmygus)

  1. contemptuous, scornful
  2. disdainful, contemptible

Mutation

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