yn ei arddegau

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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  • (North Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˌən ei̯ arˈðɛɡaɨ̯/, (colloquial) /ˌən ɪ arˈðɛɡɛ/, /ˌən ɪ arˈðɛɡa/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˌən ei̯ arˈðeːɡai̯/, /ˌən ei̯ arˈðɛɡai̯/, (colloquial) /ˌən i arˈðeːɡɛ/, /ˌən i arˈðɛɡɛ/

Prepositional phrase

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yn ei arddegau

  1. teenage, in his teenage years

Usage notes

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Rather than use a noun corresponding to English “teenager”, Welsh will often reword and use this prepositional phrase instead.

pan oeddwn yn fy arddegau
when I was a teenager
(literally, “when I was in my teenage years”)
pobl ifanc yn eu harddegau
teenagers
(literally, “young people in their teenage years”)

Nevertheless, the word arddegyn (teenager) has existed since the 1960s.

Inflection

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References

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