"Duw" meaning in Welsh

See Duw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /dɨ̞u̯/ [North-Wales], /dɪu̯/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Duw [error-unrecognized-form], Dduw [soft], Nuw [error-unrecognized-form], jiw [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯ Etymology: Proper form of duw. From Middle Welsh Duw, from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic *duɨw, from Proto-Celtic *deiwos. Cognate with Cornish Duw, Breton Doue, Irish Dia, Scottish Gaelic Dia, Manx Jee. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*dyew-}}, {{der|cy|wlm|Duw}} Middle Welsh Duw, {{der|cy|owl|duiu}} Old Welsh duiu, {{der|cy|cel-bry-pro|*duɨw}} Proto-Brythonic *duɨw, {{der|cy|cel-pro|*deiwos}} Proto-Celtic *deiwos, {{cog|kw|Duw}} Cornish Duw, {{cog|br|Doue}} Breton Doue, {{cog|ga|Dia}} Irish Dia, {{cog|gd|Dia}} Scottish Gaelic Dia, {{cog|gv|Jee}} Manx Jee Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|m}} Duw m Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. God Tags: masculine Derived forms: gras Duw (english: hedgehyssop, grace of God)
    Sense id: en-Duw-cy-name-nFRNlrDI Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, God
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      "expansion": "Middle Welsh Duw",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "owl",
        "3": "duiu"
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      "expansion": "Old Welsh duiu",
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "Nuw",
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  "pos": "name",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "translation": "hedgehyssop, grace of God",
          "word": "gras Duw"
        }
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        {
          "text": "1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Ioan 3:16:\nCanys felly y carodd Duw y byd fel y rhoddodd efe ei unig‐anedig Fab, fel na choller pwy bynnag a gredo ynddo ef, ond caffael ohono fywyd tragwyddol.\nFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.",
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɨ̞u̯"
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      "duiu",
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        "2": "Duw"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "Doue"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton Doue",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "Dia"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish Dia",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "Dia"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic Dia",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "Jee"
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      "expansion": "Manx Jee",
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "Dduw",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Nuw",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "jiw",
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        "Welsh proper nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
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        {
          "text": "1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Ioan 3:16:\nCanys felly y carodd Duw y byd fel y rhoddodd efe ei unig‐anedig Fab, fel na choller pwy bynnag a gredo ynddo ef, ond caffael ohono fywyd tragwyddol.\nFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.",
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      "ipa": "/dɨ̞u̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨ̞u̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Duw"
}

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