Welsh

Noun

defnydd m (plural defnyddiau)

1. 1. material, stuff; matter, substance, essence; element, constituent part, particle; make-up, nature
   2. matter (for discussion), question, subject matter; work (written or published); content (of book, speech, etc.)
   3. (law) requisites
   4. implement, instrument, gear; part, accessory
2. use, service; application; purpose, end, effect
3. cause, occasion, reason; origin
4. (future) form or status

Derived terms

• defnyddio ‎(“to make use of, employ, practise; to form, prepare, arrange”)
• defnyddiol ‎(“useful, of service, advantageous, profitable; practical; material, elemental, elementary, basic; prepared”)
• defnyddiwr m ‎(“user, employer; consumer; maker, author, fabricator, contriver”)

Mutation

References

• “defnydd” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.