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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh newyð, from Old Welsh neguid, from Proto-Brythonic *nöwɨð, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Old Irish nuae, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
newydd (feminine singular newydd, plural newyddion, equative newydded, comparative newyddach, superlative newyddaf, not mutable)
- new
Bydda’ i’n prynu car newydd eleni.- I will buy a new car this year.
Derived terms
Noun
newydd m (plural newyddion, not mutable)
- (usually in the plural) news
Ydych chi wedi clywed y newyddion?- Have you heard the news?
Adverb
newydd
- have just (causes soft mutation)
Dan ni newydd ddychwelyd adref.- We have just returned home.
Usage notes
Replaces the perfect tense marker wedi.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “newydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies