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Welsh word

hiraeth

longing, yearning

nounmasculine/ˈhɪraɨ̯θ/

hiraeth means “longing, yearning” in Welsh and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪraɨ̯θ/.

Definitions

  • wistfulness
  • longing for a romanticized ideal of Wales or Welsh culture

hiraeth in context

Ceir cariad tuag atoch a hiraeth ar eich hôl, ac mae'r byd yn dywyllach hebddoch chi ac yn fwy disglair o gael eich adnabod.

You are loved, you are missed, and the world is both dimmer without you and brighter for having known you.

C1

Fe wnaethon ni weithio gyda'n gilydd ar lawer o faterion, a byddaf yn teimlo hiraeth ar ei ôl.

We worked together on many issues, and I will miss him.

B2

Mae'n ddrwg iawn gen i ein bod ni wedi eich colli chi, Hefin, ond yn y Senedd hon, ac ar draws ein cwm, bydd hiraeth ar eich ô, ac rwy'n dymuno heddwch i chi, heddwch perffaith.

I am so sorry that we've lost you, Hefin, but in this Senedd, and across our valley, you will be missed, and I wish you peace, perfect peace.

C1

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