dyrys

Welsh

Pronunciation

Adjective

dyrys (feminine singular dyrys, plural dyrys, equative cyn dyrys, comparative mwy dyrys, superlative mwyaf dyrys)

  1. (of vegetation) tangled, thorny
  2. complex, intricate, complicated
    Synonyms: cymhleth, astrus

Derived terms
  • drysfa (“maze”)
  • drysgoed (“thicket of trees”)
  • drysi (“thorns, brambles, briars”)
  • drysle (“maze, labyrinth”)
  • dryslwyn (“thicket, brake”)
  • dryslyd (“confused, tangled; confusing”)
  • drysni (“thicket; intricacy, complexity”)
  • drysu (“to bewilder, to confuse”)
  • dryswch (“confusion; dilemma; complexity”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
dyrys ddyrys nyrys unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “dyrys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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