hwnnw

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Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh hunnoid, from the root of hwn.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊnʊ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊnu/
Rhymes: -ʊnʊ

Determiner

hwnnw m

(formal) (in conjuction with the definite article y) that
Byddai'r tir hwnnw'n werth ei brynu.
That land would be worth buying.

Y dyn hwnnw yw'r drwg yn y caws.
It's that man who's the troublemaker.

Nid wyf am roi ateb i'r cwestiwn hwnnw.
I do not want to give an answer to that question.

Usage notes

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

y bore hwnnw → y dyn 'na ― that morning

Pronoun

hwnnw m

(formal) that
Synonym: hwnna

Byddai hwnnw'n dir gwerth ei brynu.
That would be land worth buying.

Hwnnw yw'r drwg yn y caws.
It's that man who's the troublemaker.

Nid wyf am rhoi ateb i hwnnw.
I do not want to give an answer to that.

Usage notes

Refers to grammatically masculine singular nouns, honno being the feminine 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, hwnna replaces pronomial hwnnw.
Pwy yw hwnnw? → Pwy yw/ydy hwnna? ― Who is that?

Beth fydd hwnnw? → Be(th) fydd honna? ― What will that be?

Related terms

hwn, hon (“this”); hyn (“this; these”)
hwnna, honna, hynna, honno (“that”); hynny (“that; those”)
y rhain (“these”)
y rheina, y rheini, y rheiny (“those”)

References

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

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