dialgar

Welsh

Etymology

From dial (“vengeance”) +‎ -gar.

Adjective

dialgar (feminine singular dialgar, plural dialgar, equative mor ddialgar, comparative mwy dialgar, superlative mwyaf dialgar)

1. vindictive, vengeful
   • 1877 February 23, “Cymdeithas Geidwadol y Gweithwyr yn Nghaernafon”, in Llais y Wlad, page 7:

     Nid oes yr un dyn mwy dialgar—yr un dyn wedi taflu mwy o ddifriaeth ar y blaid Geidwadol yn gyffredinol, ac ar ei harweinwyr yn neillduol, yn nghyda'r dosbarth gweithiol, na John Bright.

     There is nobody more vengeful--nobody has cast more scorn on the Conservative party in general, and on its leaders in particular, along with the working class, than John Bright.

Derived terms

• dialgarwch (“vindictiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dialgar

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dialgar	ddialgar	nialgar	unchanged

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

Further reading

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