heddiw

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • heddi, heddu, heddy (Dyfed dialect)
  • heiddiw (Gwynedd dialect)
  • heddyw (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *so-, se- (“this”) + *diywos (“day”); compare Middle Breton hizio; Breton hiziv, hiziw; and Cornish hethew.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðɪu̯/
  • (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈheːðɪu̯/, /ˈhɛðɪu̯/
    • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈheːði/, /ˈhɛði/
  • (Powys) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðjʊ/

Adverb

heddiw

  1. today
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