dydd Gwener

Welsh

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Gwener (“Venus”), a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (literally “day of Venus”). Compare Spanish viernes; French vendredi; Italian venerdì; Romanian vineri.

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”)

See also

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of dydd Gwener
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Gwener ddydd Gwener nydd Gwener unchanged

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

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