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Welsh
Etymology
Literally, “half of a circle”.
Noun
hanner cylch m (plural haneri cylch or haneri cylchoedd, not mutable)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hanner, cylch.
- (geometry) semicircle
Usage notes
- Note the distinct plural forms haneri cylch (“semicircles”, literally “halves of a circle”) and haneri cylchoedd (“semicircles”, literally “halves of circles”).
- The two nouns that form this unit are in a genitive relationship so any determiners always precede the second element.
- hanner fy nghylch ― my semicircle (literally, “the half of my circle”)
- haneri dy gylch ― your semicircles (literally, “the halves of your circle”)
- haneri ei gylchoedd ― his semicircles (literally, “the halves of his circles”)
References
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN