uwchben
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Univerbation of uwch ben (“over head”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɨ̞u̯χˈbɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪu̯χˈbɛn/
Notes edit
Stressed on the final syllable, as if written "uwch ben". See uwchlaw for similar.
Adverb edit
uwchben
Preposition edit
uwchben
Inflection edit
Personal forms (literary)
Singular | Plural | |
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First person | uwch fy mhen | uwch ein pen |
Second person | uwch dy ben | uwch eich pen |
Third person | uwch ei ben m uwch ei phen f |
uwch eu pen |
Personal forms (colloquial)
Singular | Plural | |
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First person | uwch fy mhen i | uwch ein pen ni, uwch ein pennau ni |
Second person | uwch dy ben di | uwch eich pen chi, uwch eich pennau chi |
Third person | uwch ei ben e/o m uwch ei phen hi f |
uwch eu pen nhw, uwch eu pennau nhw |
Derived terms edit
- uwchbennol (“vertical”)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uwchben”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies