trwy

Welsh

Alternative forms

drwy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /truːɨ̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /trʊi̯/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯

Preposition

trwy (triggers soft mutation)

through
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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