duwiol

Welsh

Etymology

duw (“god”) +‎ -iol (“-ly”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

duwiol (feminine singular duwiol, plural duwiol, equative mor dduwiol, comparative mwy duwiol, superlative mwyaf duwiol)

  1. godly, pious, devout
    Synonyms: crefyddol, defosiynol
    Antonym: annuwiol
  2. sanctimonious
    Synonym: ffug-sanctaidd

Mutation

Mutated forms of duwiol
radical soft nasal aspirate
duwiol dduwiol nuwiol unchanged

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “godly”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “duwiol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “duwiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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