y tu ôl i
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From y tu ôl (“behind”) + i (“to”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ətɨ̞ˈoːlɪ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /tɨ̞ˈoːlɪ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ətiˈoːli/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /tiˈoːli/, /ˈtjoːli/
Preposition
[edit]Inflection
[edit]Personal forms (literary)
Singular | Plural | |
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First person | y tu ôl im, y tu ôl imi | y tu ôl inni, y tu ôl inni |
Second person | y tu ôl it, y tu ôl iti | y tu ôl iwch, y tu ôl ichwi |
Third person | y tu ôl iddo, y tu ôl iddo ef m y tu ôl iddi, y tu ôl iddi hi f |
y tu ôl iddynt, y tu ôl iddynt hwy |
Personal forms (colloquial)
Singular | Plural | |
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First person | y tu ôl i mi/fi | y tu ôl i ni |
Second person | y tu ôl i ti | y tu ôl i chi |
Third person | y tu ôl iddo fe/fo m y tu ôl iddi hi f |
y tu ôl iddyn nhw |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “y tu nôl i”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies