diffygiol

Welsh

Etymology

From diffyg (“fault”) +‎ -iol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪ ˈfəɡjɔl/

Adjective

diffygiol (feminine singular diffygiol, plural diffygiol, comparative mwy diffygiol, equative mor ddiffygiol, superlative mwyaf diffygiol)

1. faulty, defective
2. deficient, wanting

   Synonyms: beius, gwallus

Derived terms

• Afiechyd Imiwnedd Diffygiol (“Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS”)
• diffygioldeb (“defectiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of diffygiol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diffygiol	ddiffygiol	niffygiol	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “diffygiol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “diffygiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies