newydd

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh newyð, from Old Welsh neguid, from Proto-Brythonic *nöwɨð, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Old Irish nuae, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

newydd (feminine singular newydd, plural newyddion, equative newydded, comparative newyddach, superlative newyddaf, not mutable)

  1. new
    Bydda’ i’n prynu car newydd eleni.
    I will buy a new car this year.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

newydd m (plural newyddion, not mutable)

  1. (usually in the plural) news
    Ydych chi wedi clywed y newyddion?
    Have you heard the news?

Adverb[edit]

newydd

  1. have just (causes soft mutation)
    Dan ni newydd ddychwelyd adref.
    We have just returned home.

Usage notes[edit]

Replaces the perfect tense marker wedi.

Further reading[edit]

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