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erioed.

ever (following the superlative degree of adjectives)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adv/ɛrˈjoːɨ̯d/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/rjoːɨ̯d/North-Wales, colloquial/ɛrˈjɔi̯d/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ɛrˈjoːd/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. ever (following the superlative degree of adjectives)

    Dyma'r pics gorau erioed!

  2. ever (with interrogative verbs)

    Wyt ti erioed wedi bod yn Iwerddon?
    Wyt ti wedi bod yn Iwerddon erioed?

  3. never, ever (with negative verbs)

    Naddo, dw i erioed wedi bod yno.
    Naddo, dw i ddim wedi bod yno erioed.

  4. always (with affirmative perfective verbs in adverbial position)

    Dw i wedi byw yng Nghymru erioed.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh eiroet, a univerbation of er (“since”) + y (“his, its”) + oet (“time”). Literally, “since its/his time”.

intj/ɛrˈjoːɨ̯d/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/rjoːɨ̯d/North-Wales, colloquial/ɛrˈjɔi̯d/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ɛrˈjoːd/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. never (statement of disbelief)

    Mae o wedi marw. – Erioed!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh eiroet, a univerbation of er (“since”) + y (“his, its”) + oet (“time”). Literally, “since its/his time”.

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