tŷ
Sounds roughly like: tee?
IPA: /tiː/ or /tɨː/ ?
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
noun masc. (pl.tai)
house
a. a residential building (usually, one intended to accommodate a single household or family)
Mae'r tŷ ar dân!
The house is on fire!
'Dw i jest isio gadael y tŷ.
I just want to get out of the house.
b. one's homeone's household
Cymraeg oedd iaith y tŷ.
Welsh was the language at home.
Mae yna newyddion mawr yn fy nhŷ i!
There's big news in my house!
More about tŷ (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
from Indo-European *(s)teg- (to cover )
Connections?
Welshto roof
Arabicتَاج crown
Latintoga garmentroof
Englishtile
Turkishtak arch
Ancient Greekστέγω to cover
Greekστεγανός watertightairtight
Topics and themes?
house and home
adref (home)
byw (live)
cartref (home)
buildings
adeilad (building)
canolfan (centre)
llyfrgell (library)
siop (shop)
swyddfa (office)
ysbyty (hospital)
Mutations
dŷ(pl. dai)?
Mae cannoedd o dai newydd yn cael eu adeiladu.
Hundreds of new houses are being built.
thŷ(pl. thai)?
Roedd y ferch yn dod allan o ddrws cefn ei thŷ.
The girl was coming out of the back door of her house.
nhŷ(pl. nhai)?
Mae'n debyg i fy nhŷ i.
It's similar to my house.
Compounds?
Tŷ'r Cyffredin
the House of Commons
Tŷ'r Arglwyddi
the House of Lords
cadw tŷ
housekeeping
gwaith tŷ
housework
gwerthwr tŷ
(pl. gwerthwyr tŷ )
estate agent;realtor
gwraig tŷ
(pl. gwragedd tŷ )
housewife;homemaker
gŵr tŷ
(pl. gwŷr tŷ )
househusband;homemaker
symud tŷ
moving house
tŷ bach
(pl. tai bach)
toilet;loo
tŷ bwyta
(pl. tai bwyta)
restaurant
tŷ cwrdd
(pl. tai cwrdd)
meeting house;place of worship
tŷ gwydr
(pl. tai gwydr)
greenhouse
tŷ haf
(pl. tai haf)
holiday home;summer house
tŷ pâr
(pl. tai pâr)
semi-detached house
tŷ sengl
(pl. tai sengl)
detached house
tŷ tafarn
(pl. tai tafarn, tafarndai)
public house;inn
tŷ teras
(pl. tai teras)
terraced house
tŷ unllawr
(pl. tai unllawr)
bungalow
y Tŷ Gwyn
the White House
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