am ben

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am ˈbɛn/

Preposition

am ben

1. upon
2. in addition to

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)

	Singular	Plural
First person	am fy mhen	am ein pen
Second person	am dy ben	am eich pen
Third person	am ei ben m am ei phen f	am eu pen

Personal forms (colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	am fy mhen i	am ein pen ni
Second person	am dy ben di	am eich pen chi
Third person	am ei ben e/o m am ei phen hi f	am eu pen nhw

Derived terms

• am ben hynny (“furthermore, moreover”)
• chwerthin am ben (“to laugh at”)
• cael hwyl am ben (“to make fun of”)
• gwneud hwyl am ben (“to make fun of”)

References

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