honno

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Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh hunnoid, from the root of hwn.

Pronunciation

Determiner

honno f

  1. (formal) (in conjunction with the definite article y) that
    Bydd y gystadleuaeth honno'n werth ei gwylio.
    That competition will be worth watching.
    Y ddynes honno sy'n gwneud môr a mynydd o'r sefyllfa.
    It's that woman who's blowing the situation out of proportion.
    Ni chefais erioed ateb i'r broblem honno.
    I never did find a solution to that problem.

Usage notes

  • Refers to grammatically feminine singular nouns, hwnnw (“that”) being the masculine singular and hynny (“those”) the (masculine and feminine) plural equivalents.
  • In informal language, honno as a determiner is replaced with yna (“there”) used in conjunction with the definite article y.
    y ddynes honno → y ddynes yna ― that woman
    y flwyddyn honno → y flwyddyn 'na ― that year

Pronoun

honno f

  1. (formal) that
    Synonym: honna
    Bydd honno'n gystadleuaeth werth ei gwylio.
    That will be a competition worth watching.
    Honno sy'n gwneud môr a mynydd o'r sefyllfa.
    It's that woman who's blowing the situation out of proportion.
    Ni chefais erioed ateb i honno.
    I never did find a solution to that.

Usage notes

  • Refers to grammatically feminine singular nouns, hwnnw being the masculine singular equivalent. In addition, hynny is used nonreferentially, for example, when talking about a general situation, action or event, rather than any particular noun.
  • Informally, honna replaces pronomial honno.
    Pwy oedd honno? → Pwy oedd honna? ― Who was that?
    Beth fyddai honno? → Be(th) fyddai/fasai honna? ― What would that be?

References

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