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Duw.

God

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

name/dɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/dɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. God

    masculine
    1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Ioan 3:16: Canys 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. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Where this word comes from

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.

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