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newydd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh newyð, from Old Welsh neguid, from Proto-Brythonic *nöwɨð, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (compare Old Irish nuae, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

newydd (feminine singular newydd, plural newyddion, equative newydded, comparative newyddach, superlative newyddaf, not mutable)

  1. new
    Bydda’ i’n prynu car newydd eleni.
    I will buy a new car this year.

Derived terms

Noun

newydd m (plural newyddion, not mutable)

  1. (usually in the plural) news
    Ydych chi wedi clywed y newyddion?
    Have you heard the news?

Adverb

newydd

  1. have just (causes soft mutation)
    Dan ni newydd ddychwelyd adref.
    We have just returned home.

Usage notes

Replaces the perfect tense marker wedi.

Further reading

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

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