rydw

Welsh

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

Etymology

Contraction of yr ydw.

Pronunciation

Usage notes

This word is usually found in conjunction with the pronoun i, which only in very careful speech is pronounced /ˌrədu ˈiː/. It occurs more commonly as /ˈrədwɪ/ (Northern) and /ˈrədʊi̯/ or /ˈrədwi/ (Southern).

Verb

rydw (not mutable)

  1. 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.[1]

  • dydw (negative)
  • ydw (interrogative)

References
  1. King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 147
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