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cywilydd

shame

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)C2

"cywilydd" means "shame" in Welsh (masculine noun). Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → gywilydd, Treiglad Trwynol → nghywilydd, Treiglad Llaes → chywilydd.

Mutation forms

In Welsh, the first letter of "cywilydd" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcywilydd
Treiglad Meddalgywilydd
Treiglad Trwynolnghywilydd
Treiglad Llaeschywilydd

"cywilydd" in context

Roedd Megan yn meddwl bod ei rhieni'n codi cywilydd arni hi o flaen ei ffrindiau.

Megan thought that her parents were embarrassing her in front of her friends.

B1

Paid â chodi cywilydd arna i!

Don't embarrass me!

B2

Mae merched yn teimlo cywilydd, embaras ac yn methu â chanolbwyntio yn y foment honno.

This leaves girls humiliated, embarrassed and unable to concentrate during that moment in time.

B2

Mae angen mwy o nyrsys, meddygon a staff rheng flaen arnom, ac rydym yn cefnogi galwad y Coleg Nyrsio Brenhinol i roi diwedd ar ofal mewn coridorau, testun cywilydd mawr i'n gwasanaeth iechyd yma yng Nghymru.

We need more nurses, doctors and front-line staff, and we support the Royal College of Nursing's call to end corridor care, one of the biggest shames of our health service here in Wales.

B2

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