yn ei arddegau

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˌən ei̯ arˈðɛɡaɨ̯/, (colloquial) /ˌən ɪ arˈðɛɡɛ/, /ˌən ɪ arˈðɛɡa/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˌən ei̯ arˈðeːɡai̯/, /ˌən ei̯ arˈðɛɡai̯/, (colloquial) /ˌən i arˈðeːɡɛ/, /ˌən i arˈðɛɡɛ/

Prepositional phrase

yn ei arddegau

  1. teenage, in his teenage years

Usage notes

Rather than use a noun corresponding to English “teenager”, Welsh will often reword and use this prepositional phrase instead.

pan oeddwn yn fy arddegau
when I was a teenager
(literally, “when I was in my teenage years”)
pobl ifanc yn eu harddegau
teenagers
(literally, “young people in their teenage years”)

Nevertheless, the word arddegyn (“teenager”) has existed since the 1960s.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)
singular plural
first person yn fy arddegau yn ein harddegau
second person yn dy arddegau yn eich arddegau
third person yn ei arddegau m
yn ei harddegau f 		yn eu harddegau

References

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