daear

See also: dæar

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɨ̯ar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯ar/
• Rhymes: -eɨ̯ar

Noun

daear f (plural daearoedd)

1. (with definite article) Earth
2. earth, soil
3. ground, land
4. lair, den, burrow, sett (of an animal)

Derived terms

• bloneg y ddaear (“red or white brony”)
• daeardy (“dungeon”)
• daeareg (“geology”)
• daearfoch, moch daear m (“badgers”)
• daearlun (“map”)
• daearydd (“geographer”)
• halen y ddaear (“salt of the earth”)
• twrch daear (“mole”)

 

See also

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text)
Star	yr Haul
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercher	Gwener	y Ddaear	Mawrth	Ceres	Iau	Sadwrn	Wranws	Neifion	Plwton	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	y Lleuad	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto	Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Mutation

Mutated forms of daear

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
daear	ddaear	naear	unchanged

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