wrth
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh gurt, from Proto-Celtic *writ- (compare Old Irish fri), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn”) (compare Latin versus (“against”)).
Pronunciation
Preposition
wrth
- by (near, beside, with)
- by (used with a verbal noun to indicate causation)
- 1993, Gareth King, Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar, London: Routledge, →ISBN, p. 131:
- Dorres i 'nghoes wrth chwarae pêl-droed wythnos diwethaf.
- I broke my leg (by) playing football last week.
- Dorres i 'nghoes wrth chwarae pêl-droed wythnos diwethaf.
- 1993, Gareth King, Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar, London: Routledge, →ISBN, p. 131:
Inflection
Synonyms
- (used to indicate causation): drwy
Conjunction
wrth
- as, while
- Wrth i fi gysgu, naeth rhywun dorri i mewn i'n nhŷ!
- While I was asleep, someone broke into my house!
- O'dd e'n canu wrth weithio.
- He sang as he worked.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
wrth | unchanged | unchanged | hwrth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh prepositions
- Welsh conjunctions
- Welsh terms with usage examples