trwy

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh trwy, from Old Welsh troi, from Proto-Brythonic *truɨ, from Proto-Celtic *trei. Cognate with English through.

Pronunciation

Preposition

trwy (triggers soft mutation)

  1. through
  2. by, by means of (with a verbal noun)

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)
singular plural
first person trwof trwom
second person trwot trwoch
third person trwyddo m
trwyddi f 		trwyddynt
Personal forms (colloquial)
singular plural
first person trwyddo i/fi, trwydda i trwyddon ni
second person trwyddot ti, trwyddat ti trwyddoch chi
third person trwyddo fe/fo m
trwyddi hi f 		trwyddyn nhw

References

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