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From di- (intensifying prefix) +‎ gogel (“to guard”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- + *kel-, the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.[1]Cognate with Cornish diogel, Breton diogel.

• (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /dɪˈɔɡɛl/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdjɔɡɛl/, /ˈdjɔɡal/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /dɪˈoːɡɛl/, /dɪˈɔɡɛl/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdjoːɡɛl/, /ˈdjɔɡɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɔɡɛl

diogel (feminine singular **diogel, plural **diogel, equative mor ddiogel, comparative mwy diogel, superlative mwyaf diogel)

1. safe, secure
   Synonyms: saff, sicr
2. sure, certain

• diogelu (“to secure”)
• diogelwch (“safety, security”)

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