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Welsh word

mawr

large

adjectivemasculine/mau̯r/

mawr means “large” in Welsh and is used as a adjective. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /mau̯r/.

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MutationForm
Base formmawr
Treiglad Meddalfawr

mawr in context

Mae'r tŷ yn mawr.

The house is big.

A1

Mae gen i gi mawr.

I have a big dog.

A2

Byddai costau cyflawni’r safonau fel y maen nhw yn gweld llawer o landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig yn cael trafferthion ariannol mawr.

The cost of achieving the standard as set would see many registered social landlords having great financial difficulties.

C1

Yn Sweden, er enghraifft, mae dau sefydliad cydweithredol mawr yn darparu dros 750,000 o gartrefi, sy'n golygu bod oddeutu 18 y cant o gyfanswm poblogaeth y wlad yn byw mewn tai cydweithredol.

In Sweden, for example, two large co-operative organisations provide over 750,000 homes, which equates to around 18 per cent of the total population of the country living in co-operative housing.

C1

Rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig cydnabod hefyd fod gwelliant bach mewn presenoldeb yn gyflawniad mawr i rai plant.

I think it's important also to recognise that, for some children, just a slight improvement in attendance is a big achievement, and we have to recognise that trajectory as well.

B2

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