dydd Mercher

Welsh

Etymology

From dydd (“day”) +‎ Mercher (“Mercury”), a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī (literally “day of Mercury”). Compare Spanish miércoles; French mercredi; Italian mercoledì; Romanian miercuri.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχɛr/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχɛr/, /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχar/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɪðˈmɛrχɛr/
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Noun

dydd Mercher m

  1. Wednesday
  2. Wednesday daytime

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • dydd Mercher y Lludw (“Ash Wednesday”)

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 Mercher
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Mercher ddydd Mercher nydd Mercher 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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