fyny
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Variant of i fyny.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈvənɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈvəni/
Adverb edit
fyny
- up, upwards
- 2022 December 22, “Dringo'r Wyddfa 22 gwaith er cof am Dad”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- Fysa well gen i fynd fyny yn yr eira na glaw! Yn amlwg mae hi'n oer ar y topia' ar y funud ond dwi'n trio peidio aros o gwmpas rhy hir pan dwi fyny 'na.
- I'd rather go up in snow than rain! Obviously it's cold on the peaks at the minute but I try not to hang around too long when I'm up there.
Usage notes edit
Usually, but not exclusively, used in the full form i fyny. Also used in calques of English idioms involving up.
Derived terms edit
- dal fyny (“catch up”)
- gwisgo fyny (“catch up”)
- rhoi fyny (“grow up”)
- tyfu fyny (“grow up”)