gyda

See also: Gyða

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jø̀ʏːda], [d͡ʑỳːða]

Verb

gyda (preterite singular gød, supine gødeð)

1. to pour

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gydag (used before vowels)
• 'da, 'dag (abbreviated form)

Etymology

cyd (“joint, united”) +‎ â (“with”), mutated as it comes at the head of an adverbial phrase. The pronunciation with /ɨ̞ ~ ɪ/ is reflective of its origin as two separate words.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɨ̞da/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪda/, /ˈɡəda/
  • (North Wales, South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /da/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞da, -əda

Preposition

gyda

1. with

   Synonyms: (chiefly North Wales) efo, (literary, otherwise rare and idiomatic) â

2. (chiefly South Wales) used after bod to form possessive phrases

   Mae ci gyda fi.

   I have a dog.

   (literally, “There is a dog with me.”)

   Roedd dwy chwaer gyda fe.

   He had two sisters.

   (literally, “There were two sisters with him.”)

   Oes swydd gyda chi ar hyn o bryd?

   Do you have a job at the moment?

   (literally, “Is there a job with you at the moment?”)

   Synonym: (North Wales) gan

Usage notes

Gyda traditionally triggers the aspirate mutation, but in speech this may be absent. Before a word beginning with a vowel, gydag is used instead, except in some colloquial versions of the language where it remains gyda.

See also

• â