rydw

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • dw, rw, w (colloquial)
  • wyf, ydwyf (literary)

Etymology

Contraction of yr ydw.

Pronunciation

Usage notes

This word is usually found in conjunction with the pronoun i, which only in very careful speech is pronounced /ˈrədʊ.ˈiː/ (Northern) and /ˈrədu.ˈiː/ (Southern). It occurs more commonly as /ˈrədwɪ/ (Northern) and /ˈrədʊi̯/ or /ˈrədwi/ (Southern).

Verb

rydw

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bod
    Rydw i yma.
    I am here.

Usage notes

This form is a normalization found primarily in pedagogical material; it is rarely encountered either in colloquial speech or in literature.[1]

  • dydw (negative)
  • ydw (interrogative)

References

  1. ↑ King, Gareth (1993). Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar. London: Routledge, p. 147. →ISBN.
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