dy-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dy"

Polish

Alternative forms

• di-

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dī-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɘ/

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• Rhymes: -ɘ
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Prefix

dy-

1. di-

   Synonyms: bi-, dwu-

   ‎dy- + ‎chromatyczny → ‎dychromatyczny

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with dy- not found

Further reading

• dy- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dy-, from Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.^[1]

Prefix

dy-

2. bad

   ‎dy- + ‎llaw (“hand”) → ‎dylaw (“clumsy”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms prefixed with dy- (bad)

dychanu

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *do-, from Proto-Indo-European *do.^[2]

Prefix

dy-

2. to, together

   ‎dy- + ‎mynnu (“to insist”) → ‎dyfyn (“summons”)

   ‎dy- + ‎crŷn (“trembling”) → ‎dychryn (“to frighten”)

Usage notes

This prefix causes soft mutation except before cl and cr, which become chl and chr.^[2]

Derived terms

Welsh terms prefixed with dy- (together)

dod

dychryn

deall

dylanwad

dodi

cytûn

Mutation

Mutated forms of dy-

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dy-	ddy-	ny-	unchanged

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

References

1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i 14
2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i 13

Further reading

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