cywir
Sounds roughly like: cow-irr?
IPA: /ˈkəwɪr/ ?
CEFR band: A2
Welsh for Adults level: Sylfaen/Foundation
adjective
rightproper
a. correctcharacterized by lack of error
Mae'r ateb cywir yn syml.
The right answer is simple.
Dw i'n gobeithio bod fy mesuriadau yn gywir!
I hope my measurements are correct!
b. appropriateethical
Roedd hi'n anodd cael yr agwedd gywir at y gwaith.
It was hard to have the appropriate attitude to the work.
Roedden ni yn disgwyl iddyn nhw wneud y peth cywir.
We expected them to do the right thing.
c. propertrue
Roedd e'n ffrind cywir i Jim Griffiths.
He was a true friend to Jim Griffiths.
More about cywir (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
proto-Celtic *kom- (with ) + *wiros(true)
Connections?
Irishcóir justproper
Family?
anghywir[adjective]
incorrect
cywiriad[noun]
(pl. cywiriadau)
correction
cywiro[verb]
to correct
Synonyms?
gwir (true)
iawn (correct / very)
Antonyms?
anghywir (wrong)
Mutations
gywir?
Mae'r ateb yn hollol gywir.
The answer is entirely correct.
chywir?
Mae'r syniad yn un da a chywir.
The idea is a good and correct one.
Making comparisons with "cywir"
Comparative
cywirach
Pam na wnaeth neb ei recordio'n gywirach ar bapur?
Why didn't anyone record it more correctly on paper?
mwy cywir
Cawn ni ymatebion mwy cywir.
We'll get answers which are more correct.
Superlative
cywiraf
also: cywira'
Dyna'r ateb cywiraf.
That's the most correct answer.
mwyaf cywir
Yr un mwya' cywir fydd yn ennill y wobr.
The most correct one will win the prize.
Compounds?
arian cywir
exact change;the correct amount to pay for something
manwl gywir
precise;exactly correct
Mae'n dangos y lefel yn fanwl gywir.
It displays the level precisely.
Idioms and phrases?
yr eiddoch yn gywir
yours sincerely
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