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wedi.

past (time)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈwɛdi/North-Wales/ˈweːdi/South-Wales/ˈwɛdi/South-Wales/di/North-Wales, South-Wales, colloquial

  1. past (time)

    chwarter wedi naw
    hanner awr ’di un

  2. after, used with bod to form the perfect aspect

    Dw i wedi cysgu.
    Dw i ddim wedi dysgu.

  3. used to translate English passive participles and past tenses, depending on the verb

    Dw i wedi blino
    Mae e wedi marw
Where this word comes from

A mutated form of gwedi, from Middle Welsh (g)wedy, from Old Welsh guetig, guotig, from Proto-Brythonic *gwödɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-tigu- (literally “in or after the end”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to sting, prick”). Compare Breton goude.

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