gwneud môr a mynydd
Welsh
Etymology
Literally, “to make a sea and a mountain”.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwneɨ̯d ˌmoːr a ˈmənɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwnei̯d ˌmoːr a ˈmənɪð/
Verb
gwneud môr a mynydd (first-person singular present gwneud môr a mynyddaf)
- (idiomatic) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to blow out of proportion (+ o)
- Pam bod ti'n gorfod gwneud môr a mynydd o bopeth?
- Why have you got to make a mountain out of a molehill all the time? / Why have you got to blow everything out of proportion?
Usage notes
- Usually followed by the preposition o (“of”), which is then followed by reference to whatever is being blown out of proportion.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwneud môr a mynydd | wneud môr a mynydd | ngwneud môr a mynydd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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