ei gilydd

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Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): (standard) /ei̯ ˈɡɪlɪð/, /ei̯ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/, (colloquial) /ɪ ˈɡɪlɪð/, /ɪ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): (standard) /ei̯ ˈɡiːlɪð/, /ei̯ ˈɡɪlɪð/, (colloquial) /ɪ ˈɡiːlɪð/, /ɪ ˈɡɪlɪð/, /ɪ ˈɡɪli/

Pronoun

each other
Maen nhw'n deall ei gilydd yn dda.
They understand each other well.

Dyn ni wedi dod i 'nabod ein gilydd erbyn hyn.
We've got to know each other by now.

Weloch chi'ch gilydd bore 'ma?
Did you see each other this morning?

Usage notes

Refers solely to the third person plural.
Despite this, it employs third person singular determiner ei in spelling rather than expected third person plural eu.
May be abbreviated to 'i gilydd after a vowel and becomes 'w gilydd after the preposition i.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	-	ein gilydd
Second person	-	eich gilydd
Third person	- m - f	ei gilydd

Derived terms

at ei gilydd (“together, to each other”)
na'i gilydd (“than others”)
gyda'i gilydd (“together, with each other”)

References

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

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