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wrth
wrth
Welsh
Preposition
wrth
- by (near, beside, with)
- by (used with a verbal noun to indicate causation)
- 1993, Gareth King, Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar, London: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-09269-8, p. 131:
- Dorres i nghoes wrth chwarae pêldroed wythnos diwetha.
- I broke my leg (by) playing football last week.
- Dorres i nghoes wrth chwarae pêldroed wythnos diwetha.
- 1993, Gareth King, Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar, London: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-09269-8, p. 131:
Synonyms
- (used to indicate causation): drwy
Inflection
Personal forms
Conjunction
wrth
- 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.
- Wrth i fi gysgu, naeth rhywun dorri i mewn i'n nhŷ!
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| wrth | unchanged | unchanged | hwrth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||