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Welsh word

etholaeth

electorate

nounfeminine

etholaeth means “electorate” in Welsh and is used as a noun.

Definitions

  • constituency

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formetholaeth
Treiglad Llaes a H-prothesishetholaeth
H-prothesishetholaeth

etholaeth in context

Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, mae eich etholaeth eich hun, sef Torfaen, wedi gweld nifer yr absenoldebau'n cynyddu o 23,000 i ychydig o dan 50,000.

Cabinet Secretary, your own constituency of Torfaen has seen absences increase from 23,000 to just under 50,000.

C1

Mae ardaloedd arfordirol, yn cynnwys y rhan fwyaf o fy etholaeth fy hun, yn mynd i gael eu gadael ar drugaredd y tywydd yn llwyr wrth i lefelau'r môr godi.

Coastal areas, including most of my own constituency, are due to be abandoned completely as sea levels rise.

B2

Mae yna bobl yn fy etholaeth nad ydynt yn gysylltiedig â ffermio, ond byddant yn dioddef os yw'r diwydiant ffermio'n dirywio neu'n diflannu.

There are people in my constituency who are not connected with farming, but they will suffer if the farming industry declines or disappears.

C1

Roedd gwleidyddiaeth, wrth gwrs, yn rhan fawr o fywyd Hefin, ac roedd ei fywyd yn llywio ei agwedd at wasanaeth cyhoeddus, y materion yr oedd yn eu hyrwyddo a'r gwelliannau a geisiodd yn ei etholaeth a'i wlad.

Politics, of course, was a big part of Hefin's life, and his life informed his approach to public service, the issues he championed and the improvements he sought within his constituency and country.

C1

Yn anffodus, fe fu cyfres o ddamweiniau difrifol ar yr A55 dros yr haf, yn bennaf o gwmpas cyffordd 32 yn fy etholaeth i.

Sadly, there has been a series of serious accidents on the A55 over the summer, largely around junction 32 in my constituency.

B2

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