ambeutu
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From am (“about, on”) + peutu (“every side”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /amˈbeɨ̯tɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /amˈbei̯ti/
Preposition edit
ambeutu
- (South Wales, colloquial) about (concerning)
- (South Wales, colloquial) about (approximately)
Adverb edit
ambeutu
- (South Wales, colloquial) about
Usage notes edit
This word is nearly never found pronounced or spelt as ambeutu but rather occurs colloquially in numerous modified forms which are spelt as they are pronounced, such as ambiti, amboiti, ambwti, ambwyti, ambyti, ambythdi. Refer to obeutu (“about”) for a similar situation.
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ambeutu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies