dydd Gwener

Welsh

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Gwener (“Venus”), a calque of Latin diēs Veneris.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /dɨ̞ðˈɡwɛnɛr/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɨ̞ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /ˌdɨːð ˈɡwɛnar/, /dɨ̞ðˈɡwɛnar/, /dɨ̞ˈɡwɛnar/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈɡweːnɛr/, /dɪðˈɡweːnɛr/, /ˌdiːð ˈɡwɛnɛr/, /dɪðˈɡwɛnɛr/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡweːnɛr/, /dɪˈɡwɛnɛr/

Proper noun

dydd Gwener m

  1. Friday
  2. Friday daytime
    Antonym: nos Wener

Derived terms
  • dydd Gwener y Groglith (“Good Friday”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Gwener ddydd Gwener nydd Gwener unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also
    Days of the week in Welsh · dyddiau'r wythnos (layout · text)
    dydd Sul dydd Llun dydd Mawrth dydd Mercher dydd Iau dydd Gwener dydd Sadwrn
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