bys llaw

Welsh

Noun

bys llaw m (plural bysedd llaw or bysedd dwylo)

1. (anatomy) finger (when specified in contradistinction with a toe)

   Synonym: (when not specified in contradistinction with a toe) bys

Usage notes

• Note the distinct plural forms bysedd llaw (“fingers”, literally “digits of a single hand”) and bysedd dwylo (“fingers”, literally “digits of more than one hand”).
• The two nouns that form this unit are in a genitive retionship so any determiners always precede the second element.

bys fy llaw ― my finger (literally, “the digit of my hand”)

bysedd dy law ― your fingers (literally, “the digits of your hand”)

bysedd ei law ― his fingers (literally, “the digits of his hands”)

Coordinate terms

• bys troed (“toe”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bys llaw	fys llaw	mys llaw	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.