dydd Iau

See also: dyddiau

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • Difiau

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Iau (“Jupiter”), a calque of Latin diēs Iovis (literally “day of Jupiter”). Compare Spanish jueves; French jeudi; Italian giovedì; Romanian joi.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈjaɨ̯/, /dɨ̞ðˈjaɨ̯/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈjai̯/, /dɪðˈjai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɪˈjai̯/, /ˌdiːð ˈjɔi̯/, /dɪðˈjɔi̯/, /dɪˈjɔi̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Proper noun

dydd Iau m

  1. Thursday
  2. Thursday daytime

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “Thursday daytime”): nos Iau

Derived terms

  • dydd Iau Cablyd (“Maundy Thursday”)

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 Iau
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Iau ddydd Iau nydd Iau 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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