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Welsh
Noun
bys llaw m (plural bysedd llaw or bysedd dwylo)
- (anatomy) finger (when specified in contradistinction with a toe)
- Synonym: (when not specified in contradistinction with a toe) bys
Usage notes
- Note the distinct plural forms bysedd llaw (“fingers”, literally “digits of a single hand”) and bysedd dwylo (“fingers”, literally “digits of more than one hand”).
- The two nouns that form this unit are in a genitive retionship so any determiners always precede the second element.
- bys fy llaw ― my finger (literally, “the digit of my hand”)
- bysedd dy law ― your fingers (literally, “the digits of your hand”)
- bysedd ei ddwylo ― his fingers (literally, “the digits of his hands”)
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Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.