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degawd

decade

NounFeminine (benywaidd)C1/ˈdɛɡau̯d/

"degawd" means "decade" in Welsh (feminine noun). Pronounced /ˈdɛɡau̯d/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → ddegawd, Treiglad Trwynol → negawd.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formdegawd
Treiglad Meddalddegawd
Treiglad Trwynolnegawd

"degawd" in context

Mae wedi treulio'r degawd diwethaf, onid yw, yn hyrwyddo diwylliant o ddysgu sy'n cyrraedd pob cwr o'r gymuned.

It has spent the last decade, hasn’t it, promoting a culture of learning that really reaches every corner of the community.

C1

Felly, ar ôl peidio â bod yn eu hyfforddi ers degawd, mae'n cymryd ychydig o amser i ddal i fyny.

So, having not been training them for a decade, it takes a while to catch back up.

C1

Mae llai na degawd wedi pasio ers i'r Senedd hon gael pwerau cyllidol newydd am y tro cyntaf ers 500 mlynedd.

It is still less than a decade since this Senedd assumed new fiscal powers for the first time in 500 years.

C1

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