FromOld Norsegjóta, fromProto-Germanic*geutaną.
gyda (preterite singulargød,supinegødeð)
- topour
cyd(“joint, united”) +â(“with”),mutated as it comes at the head of an adverbial phrase. The pronunciation with/ɨ̞ ~ ɪ/ is reflective of its origin as two separate words.
gyda
- (literary, South Wales colloquial)with (indicating company)
- Synonym:efo
- (South Wales colloquial)with (indicating instrument)
- Synonyms:â,efo
- (chiefly South Wales)used afterbod to form possessive phrases
- Synonym:gan
Mae'r llyfrgyda fi.- I have the book.
- (literally, “The book iswith me.”)
Roedd dwy chwaergyda fe.- He had two sisters.
- (literally, “There were two sisterswith him.”)
Oes swyddgyda chi ar hyn o bryd?- Do you have a job at the moment?
- (literally, “Is there a jobwith you at the moment?”)
- Gyda triggers theaspirate mutation in formal language, but in speech this is usually absent.
- Before a word beginning with a vowel,gydag is used instead, but often remains asgyda in colloquial versions of the language.
