wrth

See also: wrth-

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh gurt, from Proto-Celtic *writ- (compare Old Irish fri), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn”) (compare Latin versus (“against”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊrθ/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʊθ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊrθ

Preposition

wrth (triggers soft mutation)

  1. by (near, beside, with, at)
  2. 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.

Inflection
Personal forms (literary)
Singular Plural
First person wrthyf wrthom
Second person wrthyt wrthoch
Third person wrtho m
wrthi f		 wrthynt
Personal forms (colloquial)
Singular Plural
First person wrtho i/fi, wrtha i wrthon ni
Second person wrthot ti, wrthat ti wrthoch chi
Third person wrtho fe/fo m
wrthi hi f		 wrthyn nhw

Synonyms
  • (used to indicate causation): drwy

Derived terms

Conjunction

wrth

  1. 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
  • 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
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