benthyg

benthyg

Welsh

Alternative forms

• benthyca (verb)

Etymology

Altered from Middle Welsh benffyg, from Old Welsh binfic, from Proto-Brythonic *benfɨg, from Latin beneficium; akin to Breton benveg.[1]

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnθɨ̞ɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnθɪɡ/

Noun

benthyg m (plural benthycion or benthygion)

1. loan
   • 2017 March 20, “S4C i gael benthyg £10m i symud i safleoedd newydd”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎:

     Bydd S4C yn cael benthyg hyd at £10m gan Lywodraeth y DU i helpu gyda chostau adleoli'r sianel yn y dyfodol.

     S4C will get a loan of up to £10m from the UK Government to help with the costs of relocating the channel in the future.

Derived terms

• ar fenthyg (“on loan”)

Verb

benthyg (first-person singular present benthygaf)

1. borrow
   • 2013 June 23, “Llafur yn methu addo dadwneud toriadau”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎:

     Ond mae'n dweud byddai ei blaid yn benthyg er mwyn buddsoddi mewn prosiectau fel adeiladu ffyrdd os fydden nhw'n ennill mwyafrif yn etholiad 2015.

     But he says that his party would borrow in order to invest in projects such as building roads if they won a majority in the 2015 election.

2. lend
   • 2015 January 8, “Benthyciad o £230m i Ddŵr Cymru”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎:

     Cytunwyd i'r benthyciad gan y Banc Buddsoddi Ewropeaidd, sydd wedi benthyg £500 miliwn i Ddŵr Cymru ers 2001.

     The loan was agreed by the European Investment Bank, which has lent £500 million to Welsh Water since 2001.

Derived terms

• benthycwr (“borrower”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
benthyg	fenthyg	menthyg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “benthyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies