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byw
byw
Welsh
Adjective
byw (feminine singular byw, plural bywion)
- alive, living, having life, animate, quick, existing, actual
- lively, full of life, vivacious, vigorous, sprightly, spirited, eager, sparkling; vivid, graphic, susceptible to
Noun
byw m (plural bywion)
- living person or soul, living creature
- living, life, lifetime; energy, vigor, vitality
- the quick, the living flesh, the soft part of bread
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Compare Breton beva, Cornish bewa.
Verb
byw
- to live
Usage notes
Byw does not conjugate and must be used with periphrasis.
- Roedd o’n byw yng Nghaerdydd.
- He lived in Cardiff.
Related terms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| byw | fyw | myw | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “byw” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.