obeutu
Welsh
Alternative forms
- biti, boiti, bwti, bwyti, byti, bythdi
Etymology
From o (“of, from”) + peutu (“every side”)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɔˈbeɨ̯tɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɔˈbei̯ti/
Preposition
obeutu
- (South Wales, colloquial) about (concerning)
- Synonyms: am, ambeutu, ynghylch, ynglŷn â
- (South Wales, colloquial) about (approximately)
- Synonyms: ambeutu, tua
Adverb
obeutu
- (South Wales, colloquial) about
- Synonyms: ambeutu, o gwmpas
Usage notes
This word is nearly never found pronounced or spelt as obeutu but rather occurs colloquially in numerous modified forms which are spelt as they are pronounced, such as biti, boiti, bwti, bwyti, byti, bythdi. Refer to ambeutu (“about”) for a similar situation.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “obeutu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies