yr Alban
Sounds roughly like: err Al-ban?
IPA: /ər ˈalban/ ?
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
noun
Scotland
a. as a geographical area
Mae hi'n byw yn yr Alban
She lives in Scotland
Dw i'n mynd i'r Alban am wyliau.
I'm going to Scotland on holiday.
b. as a community or political entity the sum of Scottish society and institutions
Rwy'n darllen am refferendwm yr Alban.
I'm reading about Scotland's referendum.
Dyfodol newydd i'r Alban.
A new future for Scotland.
c.
sports
a team representing Scotland in international sporting competitions
Oes siawns gan Cymru yn erbyn yr Alban?
Does Wales have a chance against Scotland?
More about yr Alban (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
from Old Irish Albu(Scotland)
ultimately from proto-Celtic *albiyu(Britain)
Connections?
ManxNalbin Scotland
EnglishAlbion Englandthe British Isles
Family?
Albanaidd[adjective]
Scottish
Albaneg[noun]
Gaidhlig; the Scots language
Albanes[noun]
(pl. Albanesau)
Scotswoman
Albanwr[noun]
(pl. Albanwyr)
Scot; Scotsman
Topics and themes?
countries and nations
Cymraeg (Welsh)
Cymreig (Welsh)
Cymru (Wales)
Gogledd Iwerddon (Northern Ireland)
Iwerddon (Ireland)
Lloegr (England)
Saesneg (English)
Seisnig (English)
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The dictionary entries and example sentences are based on data from CorCenCC, the National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh.

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