benthyg
Welsh
editAlternative forms
edit- benthyca (verb)
Etymology
editAltered from Middle Welsh benffyg, from Old Welsh binfic, from Proto-Brythonic *benfɨg, from Latin beneficium; akin to Breton benveg.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɛnθɨ̞ɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɛnθɪɡ/
Noun
editbenthyg m (plural benthycion or benthygion)
- loan
- 2017 March 20, “S4C i gael benthyg £10m i symud i safleoedd newydd”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- Bydd S4C yn cael benthyg hyd at £10m gan Lywodraeth y DU i helpu gyda chostau adleoli'r sianel yn y dyfodol.
- S4C will get a loan of up to £10m from the UK Government to help with the costs of relocating the channel in the future.
Derived terms
edit- ar fenthyg (“on loan”)
Verb
editbenthyg (first-person singular present benthygaf)
- borrow
- 2013 June 23, “Llafur yn methu addo dadwneud toriadau”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[2]:
- Ond mae'n dweud byddai ei blaid yn benthyg er mwyn buddsoddi mewn prosiectau fel adeiladu ffyrdd os fydden nhw'n ennill mwyafrif yn etholiad 2015.
- But he says that his party would borrow in order to invest in projects such as building roads if they won a majority in the 2015 election.
- lend
- 2015 January 8, “Benthyciad o £230m i Ddŵr Cymru”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[3]:
- Cytunwyd i'r benthyciad gan y Banc Buddsoddi Ewropeaidd, sydd wedi benthyg £500 miliwn i Ddŵr Cymru ers 2001.
- The loan was agreed by the European Investment Bank, which has lent £500 million to Welsh Water since 2001.
Derived terms
edit- benthycwr (“borrower”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
benthyg | fenthyg | menthyg | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
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