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Re: Why dda rather than da in noswaith dda?

2024-09-15T12:44:46Z

A link in that thread leads to the following page.

William

2024-09-15T12:36:59Z

I have now found the following.

William

2024-09-15T12:29:58Z

I am learning some Welsh using the free Duolingo.com course.

From early on I have been puzzled as to why dda rather than da in Noswaith dda.

Bore da Good morning
Prynhawn da Good afternoon
Noswaith dda Good evening
Nos da Good night

I now think that I have the answer, but it has raised another puzzle.

The answer, from studying

and

is that Bore is masculine, Prynhawn is Masculine, yet Noswaith is Feminine, and so a soft mutation of da to dda happens.

Yet Nos is feminine, so why is it Nos da and NOT Nos dda?

William