duw

See also: Duw

Cornish

Etymology

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

Noun

duw m (plural duwow)

  1. god (male deity)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Mutation
  Mutation of duw  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
duw dhuw unchanged tuw tuw tuw

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • douw (Netherlands, informal)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dyu̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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. imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *duɨw, from Proto-Celtic *dēwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

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

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
duw dduw nuw unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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