ei gilydd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): (standard) /ei̯ ˈɡɪlɪð/, /ei̯ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/, (colloquial) /ɪ ˈɡɪlɪð/, /ɪ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): (standard) /ei̯ ˈɡiːlɪð/, /ei̯ ˈɡɪlɪð/, (colloquial) /ɪ ˈɡiːlɪð/, /ɪ ˈɡɪlɪð/, /ɪ ˈɡɪli/

Pronoun

ei gilydd

1. each other

   Maen nhw'n deall ei gilydd yn dda.

   They understand each other well.

   Dyn ni wedi dod i 'nabod ein gilydd erbyn hyn.

   We've got to know each other by now.

   Weloch chi'ch gilydd bore 'ma?

   Did you see each other this morning?

Usage notes

• Refers solely to the third person plural.
• Despite this, it employs third person singular determiner ei in spelling rather than expected third person plural eu.
• May be abbreviated to 'i gilydd after a vowel and becomes 'w gilydd after the preposition i.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	-	ein gilydd
Second person	-	eich gilydd
Third person	- m - f	ei gilydd

Derived terms

• at ei gilydd (“together, to each other”)
• na'i gilydd (“than others”)
• gyda'i gilydd (“together, with each other”)

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ei gilydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies