Welsh/Nouns
Nouns[edit | edit source]
Plurals[edit | edit source]
-wr and -wyr[edit | edit source]
If a noun ends with -wr (meaning "man"), as in "milwr" (soldier), change the stem into -wyr.
Examples
| Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| Milwr | Milwyr | Soldier - Soldiers |
| Helwr | Helwyr | Hunter - Hunters |
| Saethwr | Saethwyr | Archer - Archers |
You can make a -wr noun feminine by changing it into -wraig. For the plural, change this into -wragedd.
Examples
| Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| Milwraig | Milwragedd | Soldier - Soldiers (f) |
| Helwraig | Helwragedd | Hunter - Hunters (f) |
| Saethwraig | Saethwragedd | Archer - Archers (f) |
The Genitive[edit | edit source]
Indefinite[edit | edit source]
To turn a word into an indefinite genitive (of a...), simply write:
object subject
For example, if the object was "milwyr" (soldiers), and the subject was "Cymru" (Wales), the sentence would be "milwyr Cymru" (Soldiers of Wales).
Definite[edit | edit source]
To turn a word into a definite genitive (of the...), simply write
object y/yr subject
For example, if the object was "carreg" (rock), and the subject was "mynydd" (mountain), the sentence would be "carreg y mynydd" (Rock of the mountain).
Note that "y" causes a soft mutation before a feminine noun
For example, if the object was "gwallt" (hair), and the subject was "merch" (girl, feminine noun), the sentence would be "gwallt y ferch" (Hair of the girl, the girl's hair).