yna

See also: -yna and -yňa

Welsh

Alternative forms

• (informal) 'na

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Cornish ena and Breton ena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəna/
• Rhymes: -əna

Adverb

yna

1. there
   1. At a place some distance away from the speaker

      Synonyms: y fan yna, yno

      Mae rhywun yna. ― There's someone there.

      Pwy sy 'na? ― Who's there?

   2. (informal) Used expletively directly following bod (“to be”) to indicate existence without adverbial force. (Used in a similar manner to English there is etc.. Especially common in north Wales.)

      Mae 'na si ar led. ― There's a rumour abroad.

2. then next

   Synonym: wedyn

   Ewch i'r chwith, yna i'r dde ac yna i'r chwith eto. ― Go left, then right and then left again.

   Ac Yna Clywodd Sŵn y Môr ― And Then He Heard the Sound of the Sea

3. (informal) (in conjuction with the definite article y)
   1. (following a singular noun) that

      Synonyms: hwnnw, honno

      y ferch yna ― that girl (literally, “the girl there”)

      y bore 'na ― that morning (literally, “the morning there”)

   2. (following a plural noun) those

      Synonym: hyn

      y merched yna ― those girls (literally, “the girls there”)

      y boreau 'na ― those girls (literally, “the mornings there”)

Usage notes

• In conjuction with the definite article y (yr before a vowel, 'r after a vowel), this adverb functions as a determiner would in English. Formal Welsh prefers the determiners hwnnw (“that (masculine singular)”), honno (“that (feminine singular)”) and hynny (“those (plural)”), all in conjuction with the definite article.

Derived terms

• draw yna (“over there”)
• fel yna (“like that”)
• y fan yna (“there”)

Related terms

• acw (“there”)
• dyma (“there is/are, that is/are”)
• yma (“here”)
• yno (“there”)

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “yna”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies