rydw

Welsh

Alternative forms

(literary) wyf, ydwyf
(colloquial) dw, rw, w

Etymology

Contraction of yr ydw.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈrədu/, /ˈrədw/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈrədu/, /ˈrədʊ/, /ˈrədw/

Verb

rydw (not mutable)

(neologism) first-person singular present indicative of bod
Rydw i yma.
I am here.

Usage notes

This form is a normalization found primarily in pedagogical material; it is rarely encountered either in colloquial speech or in literature.[1]

Related terms

dydw (negative)
ydw (interrogative)

References

King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 147

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