dyfnder

Welsh

dwfn +‎ -der

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdəvndɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdəvndar/
Rhymes: -əvndɛr

dyfnder m (plural dyfnderau or dyfnderoedd)

depth
Mae'r twll tua dwy droedfedd o ddyfnder.
The hole is about two feet deep.
(figurative) depths, middle
dyfnder nos ― the dead of night
(nautical) draught

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dyfnder	ddyfnder	nyfnder	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

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