rydw

Welsh

Alternative forms

• (literary) wyf, ydwyf
• (colloquial) dw, rw, w

Etymology

Contraction of yr ydw.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈrədu/, /ˈrədw/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈrədu/, /ˈrədʊ/, /ˈrədw/

Verb

rydw (not mutable)

1. (neologism) first-person singular present indicative of bod

   Rydw i yma.

   I am here.

Usage notes

This form is a normalization found primarily in pedagogical material; it is rarely encountered either in colloquial speech or in literature.

Related terms

• dydw (negative)
• ydw (interrogative)