wedi

wedi

1. Romanization of ꦮꦼꦢꦶ

• 'di (colloquial)

A later form of gwedi, from Old Welsh guetig, guotig, from Proto-Brythonic *wo-tig- (“in or after the end”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to sting, prick”). Compare Breton goude.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛdi/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈweːdi/, /ˈwɛdi/
  • (North Wales, South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /di/
• Rhymes: -ɛdi

wedi

1. past (time)

   chwarter wedi naw ― quarter past nine

   hanner awr ’di un ― half past one

2. after, used with bod to form the perfect aspect

   Dw i wedi cysgu.

   I have slept

   (literally, “I am after sleeping”)

   Dw i ddim wedi dysgu.

   I have not learnt

   (literally, “I am not after learning”)

   Wyt ti wedi aros?

   Have you stayed?

   (literally, “Are you after staying?”)

   Bydd o ’di gyrru.

   He will have driven

   (literally, “He will be after driving”)

   Fydd o ddim ’di clywed

   He won’t have heard

   (literally, “He will not be after hearing”)

   Roedd hi ’di gweld

   She had seen

   (literally, “She was after seeing”)

   Basen nhw wedi gorffen

   They would have finished

   (literally, “They would be after finishing”)

3. used to translate English passive participles and past tenses, depending on the verb

   Dw i wedi blino

   I am tired / I have tired

   (literally, “I am after tiring”)

   Mae e wedi marw

   He is dead / he has died

   (literally, “He is after dying”)

   Ffenestr wedi’i thorru

   A broken window

   (literally, “A window after its breaking”)

• wedyn (“afterwards”, “then”)

• ar ôl (“after”)

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