drwg

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh drwc, from Proto-Brythonic *drug, from Proto-Celtic *drukos (compare Old Irish droch).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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drwg (feminine singular drwg, plural drygion, equative cynddrwg or dryced, comparative gwaeth or drycach, superlative gwaethaf or drycaf)

  1. bad, evil
    Synonyms: anfad, ysgeler
  2. bad, naughty
    Synonyms: direidus, drygionus

Usage notes

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The lesser-used equative, comparative and superlative forms (dryced, drycach, drycaf) are exclusively used with the sense “naughty”.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of drwg
radical soft nasal aspirate
drwg ddrwg nrwg unchanged

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