herwydd
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Cornish herwydh (“according to”), Breton hervez (“according to”); ultimately from a Proto-Celtic *ɸari-wid-.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛrwɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheːrʊi̯ð/, /ˈhɛrʊi̯ð/, /ˈhɛrwɪð/
Conjunction
[edit]herwydd
Preposition
[edit]herwydd
- (obsolete) according to
- Synonym: yn ôl
- (obsolete) regarding, concerning
- (obsolete) because of
- (obsolete) by, by means of
- Synonym: â
Derived terms
[edit]- oherwydd (“because”)
- o'r herwydd (“because of this/that”)
- yn herwydd (“according to; because of; concerning”)
Related terms
[edit]- gerfydd (“by”)