Welsh word

ewythr

uncle

nounmasculine/ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr/

ewythr means “uncle” in Welsh and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞θr/.

Mutation forms

Dw i'n mynd i fod yn ewythr.

I'm going to be an uncle.

Ond newidiodd safbwynt Hefin o'r byd nid yn unig pan ddaeth yn rhiant, ond cyn hynny, pan ddaeth Siân yn rhiant ac y daeth ef yn ewythr.

But Hefin's view on the world changed not just when he became a parent, but before that, when Siân became a parent and he became an uncle.

Family

nain

grandmother

modryb

aunt

taid

grandfather

nai

nephew

nith

niece

cefnder

first cousin

bachgen

boy

dyn

man

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