ei.
his, its (with reference to a masculine noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant)
Meaning & usage
his, its (with reference to a masculine noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant)
Gwelir y thema dro ar ôl tro yn ei gerddi a’i emynau.
her, its (with reference to a feminine noun; triggers aspirate mutation of following consonant and h-prothesis of a following vowel)
Gwelir y thema dro ar ôl tro yn ei cherddi a’i hemynau.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Welsh y, from Proto-Brythonic *eið, from Proto-Celtic *esyo m and *esyās f; compare Old Irish a (“his, her, its, their”) and Sanskrit अ॒स्य (asyá, “his, its”) and अ॒स्यास् (asyā́s, “her”).
him, it (with reference to masculine nouns; as object of a verbal noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant)
her, it (with reference to feminine nouns; as object of a verbal noun; triggers aspirate mutation of following consonant and h-prothesis of a following vowel)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Welsh y, from Proto-Brythonic *eið, from Proto-Celtic *esyo m and *esyās f; compare Old Irish a (“his, her, its, their”) and Sanskrit अ॒स्य (asyá, “his, its”) and अ॒स्यास् (asyā́s, “her”).
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