wrth

See also: wrth-

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh gurt, from Proto-Celtic *writ- (compare Old Irish fri), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn”) (compare Latin versus (“against”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊrθ/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʊθ/
• Rhymes: -ʊrθ

Preposition

wrth (triggers soft mutation)

1. by (near, beside, with, at)
2. by (used with a verbal noun to indicate causation)
   • King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 131:

     Dorres i 'nghoes wrth chwarae pêl-droed wythnos diwethaf.

     I broke my leg (by) playing football last week.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)

	Singular	Plural
First person	wrthyf	wrthom
Second person	wrthyt	wrthoch
Third person	wrtho m wrthi f	wrthynt

Personal forms (colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	wrtho i/fi, wrtha i	wrthon ni
Second person	wrthot ti, wrthat ti	wrthoch chi
Third person	wrtho fe/fo m wrthi hi f	wrthyn nhw

Synonyms

• (used to indicate causation): drwy

Derived terms

• wrth fodd (“delighted, in one's element”)
• wrth gwrs (“of course”)

Conjunction

wrth

1. as, while

   Wrth i fi gysgu, naeth rhywun dorri i mewn i'n nhŷ!

   While I was asleep, someone broke into my house!

   O'dd e'n canu wrth weithio.

   He sang as he worked.

References

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