hyn

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See also: hyn', hyň, hŷn, and -hyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adverb

hyn

  1. Alternative form of in (in)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hyn

  1. Alternative form of hine

Swedish

Noun

hyn

  1. definite singular of hy

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hynn, from Old Welsh hinn, from Proto-Celtic *sindos (this).

Pronunciation

Determiner

hyn pl

  1. (formal) (South Wales, informal) (in conjuction with the definite article y) these
    A yw'r ystafelloedd hyn ar gael gennych?
    Do you have these rooms available?
    Ydy'r stafelloedd hyn ar gael 'da chi?
    Do you have these rooms available?
  2. (South Wales, informal) (in conjuction with the definite article y) this
    Synonyms: hwn, hon
    Mae'r stafell hyn ar gael os y'ch chi'n moyn, ond nage'r lleill.
    This room is available if you want, but not the others.

Usage notes

  • In informal language in most of Wales, plural hyn is replaced with yma (here) used in conjunction with the definite article y, though some southern dialects do use hyn even informally.
    y plant hyny plant ymathese children
    y dyddiau hyny dyddiau 'mathese days
  • Using hyn (this) with singular nouns is characteristic of certain southern dialects. Most speakers would use yma (here) informally as above, whereas formal Welsh employs masculine hwn (this) and feminine hon (this).
    (South Wales, informal) yhynthis house
    = (informal) y tŷ 'ma
    = (formal) yhwn
    (South Wales, informal) y stafell hynthis room
    = (informal) y stafell yma
    = (formal) yr ystafell hon
  • Pronomial "these" in Welsh is indicated by a different construction, namely y rhain.

Derived terms

Pronoun

hyn m

  1. this
    Mae hyn yn ddiflas.
    That is boring.
    Ni allaf gredu bod hyn wedi digwydd.
    I cannot believe that this has happened.
    Rwyf innau'n cytuno ond nid yw pawb mor bleidiol, er hyn.
    I, personally, agree but not everyone is as favourable, however.
    (literally, “despite this”)
  2. (in certain multiword phrases – see Derived terms below.) now
    Dylai fo fod yma erbyn hyn.
    He should be here by now.
    Bydd rhai i bethau ddechrau newid o hyn ymlaen.
    Things will have to start changing from now on.

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References

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