duw

See also: Duw

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *deiwos (compare Irish dia), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Noun

duw m (plural duwow)

1. god (male deity)

Coordinate terms

• (gender): duwes

Derived terms

• Duw

Mutation

Mutation of duw

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
duw	dhuw	unchanged	tuw	tuw	tuw

References

• “duw” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• douw (Netherlands, informal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyu̯/

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• Hyphenation: duw
• Rhymes: -yu̯

Etymology 1

From duwen.

Noun

duw m (plural duwen, diminutive duwtje n)

1. a push

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duw

1. inflection of duwen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh duu, from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic *duɨw, from Proto-Celtic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɨu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪu̯/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯

Noun

duw m (plural duwiau, feminine duwies)

1. god (male deity)

Derived terms

• didduw (“godless”, adjective)
• Duw (“God”)
• duwdod m (“divinity”)
• duwiol (“godly, divine”, adjective)

Related terms

• annuwiol (“godless”, adjective)
• dwyfol (“divine”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of duw

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
duw	dduw	nuw	unchanged

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “duw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies