English

Abbreviation

yw

1. (text messaging, Internet) you're welcome

Anagrams

• wy , WY

See also

• ty

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɪu̯/, /ɨu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɪu̯/

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north.

Etymology 1

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

yw

1. (South Wales) (literary) third-person singular present of bod (used in identifications and interrogatives)

   Crys Sioned yw hwnna.‎ ― That is Sioned’s shirt.

   Yw’r cwrw ’ma’n gryf?‎ ― Is this beer strong?

   A yw’r cwrw hwn yn gryf?‎ ― Is this beer strong?

   Beth yw hwn?‎ ― What is this?

Synonyms

• ydy

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂ ‎(“yew”).

Noun

yw f ‎(singulative ywen)

1. yew

Mutation