duw

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Cornish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *deiwos (compare Irish dia), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Noun

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duw m (plural duwow)

  1. god (male deity)

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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  • douw (Netherlands, informal)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dyu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: duw
  • Rhymes: -yu̯

Etymology 1

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From duwen.

Noun

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duw m (plural duwen, diminutive duwtje n)

  1. a push

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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duw

  1. inflection of duwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh duu, from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic *duɨw, from Proto-Celtic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duw m (plural duwiau, feminine duwies)

  1. god (male deity)

Derived terms

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  • didduw (godless, adjective)
  • Duw (God)
  • duwdod m (divinity)
  • duwiol (godly, divine, adjective)
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Mutation

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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.