noson
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom y nos hon (“this evening, this night”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnoson f (plural nosweithiau, not mutable)
Usage notes
edit- Noson (“night, evening”) is countable and refers to an individual evening or night and so is the word used when employing a qualifying numeral or adjective. It sits in contrast to the word diwrnod (“day”).
- noson wych ― a great evening/night
- tair noson ― three nights
- Nos (“night, evening”), on the other hand, generally refers to the uncoutable period of darkness. Nos is also used with the names of evenings and nights of days of the week, with holiday and festival names and in the phrase Nos da (“Good night”). It is therefore the opposite of dydd (“day”).
- yn ystod y nos ― during the night
- nos Wener ― Friday evening/night
- Nos Galan ― New Year's Eve
- Noswaith (“evening”) is used in phrase Noswaith dda (“Good evening”). It is also synonymous to noson in some southern dialects.
- (South Wales) tair noswaith ― three nights
See also
editReferences
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “noson”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies