wrth
See also: wrth-
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Old Welsh gurt, from Proto-Celtic *writ- (compare Old Irish fri), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn”) (compare Latin versus (“against”)).
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
wrth (triggers soft mutation)
- by (near, beside, with, at)
- by (used with a verbal noun to indicate causation)
- King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 131:
- Dorres i 'nghoes wrth chwarae pêl-droed wythnos diwethaf.
- I broke my leg (by) playing football last week.
- King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 131:
Inflection edit
Personal forms (literary)
Personal forms (colloquial)
Synonyms edit
- (used to indicate causation): drwy
Derived terms edit
Conjunction edit
wrth
- as, while
- Wrth i fi gysgu, naeth rhywun dorri i mewn i'n nhŷ!
- While I was asleep, someone broke into my house!
- O'dd e'n canu wrth weithio.
- He sang as he worked.
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wrth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies