dros
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Soft mutation of tros, unstressed form of traws.[1] Cognate with Breton dreist (“extremely; above”).
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
dros (triggers soft mutation)
- over
- Cer dros y bont ac i'r chwith.
- Go over the bridge and to the left.
- for (on behalf of, for the cause of)
- yr Aelod Seneddol dros Fynwy ― the Member of Parliament for Monmouth
- Ymgyrch dros Ddiarfogi Niwclear ― Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Inflection edit
Personal forms (literary)
Personal forms (colloquial)
Derived terms edit
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Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tros | dros | nhros | thros |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |