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heb.

without

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

prep/hɛb/North-Wales/heːb/South-Wales

  1. without

    Wyt ti'n cymryd te heb siwgr?

  2. used to form negative perfect aspect

    Dw i heb gysgu.

  3. used to form negative participle; un- -ed

    llythyr heb ei agor
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh heb, from Old Welsh hep, from Proto-Brythonic *heb, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo- (compare Old Irish sech), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”).

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