difai

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • di-fai

Etymology

di- (“dishonour, indignity”) +‎ bai (“fault, blame”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈvai̯/

Adjective

difai (feminine singular difai, plural difai, equative mor ddifai, comparative mwy difai, superlative mwyaf difai)

  1. faultless, blameless
    Synonyms: difeius, dinam, diddiffyg, dieuog
  2. guiltless, guiltfree
    Synonyms: diniwed, di-rwystr
  3. correct, errorless
    Synonyms: cywir, diwallai
  4. complete, whole
    Synonyms: cwbl, cyfan, perffaith

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “faultless”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “blameless”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “difai”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “difai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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