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

• (gender): duwes

Derived terms

• Duw

Mutation

  Mutation of duw  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
duw	dhuw	unchanged	tuw	tuw	tuw

Dutch

Alternative forms

• douw (Netherlands, informal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyu̯/

• Audio

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• 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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɨu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪu̯/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯

Noun

duw m (plural duwiau, feminine duwies)

1. god (male deity)

Derived terms

• Duw

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.