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Welsh word

merthyr

martyr

nounmasculine/ˈmɛrθɨ̞r/

merthyr means “martyr” in Welsh and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛrθɨ̞r/.

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Base formmerthyr
Treiglad Meddalferthyr

merthyr in context

Yr wythnos diwethaf, cyflwynwyd deiseb gyda channoedd o lofnodion i gyngor Merthyr Tudful yn galw am sefydlu ysgol uwchradd Gymraeg o fewn y bwrdeistref.

Last week, a petition of hundreds of signatures was presented to Merthyr Tydfil council, calling for the establishment of a Welsh-medium school within the borough.

C1

Nid beirniadaeth o ysgol Rhydywaun ydy hyn, ond rhaid gofyn faint o rieni eraill yn ardal Merthyr fyddai'n dewis addysg gyfrwng Gymraeg i'w plant pe bai ysgol uwchradd yn nes at adref.

This is no criticism of ysgol Rhydywaun, but we must ask how many other parents in the Merthyr area would choose Welsh-medium education for their children if a secondary school were closer to home.

C1

Roedd y gwres eithafol yn golygu bod yr hyn a fyddai wedi bod yn waith atgyweirio syml wedi dod yn fwy cymhleth, gan arwain at ganslo trenau i ac o Aberdâr a Merthyr Tudful.

The extreme heat meant that what would have been a straightforward repair became more complex, resulting in the cancellation of trains to and from Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil.

C1

Os ŷch chi'n meddwl am rai o'r proseswyr mawr sydd gyda ni, Kepak ym Merthyr—bron i 1,000 o swyddi mewn ardal dineseg, neu ardal drefol, dylwn i ddweud, fel yna.

If you think of some of the major processors we have, Kepak in Merthyr—almost 1,000 jobs there in an urban area like that.

B2

Mae Cymru bob amser wedi gwneud yn well na'r disgwyl ym maes amddiffyn, o General Dynamics ym Merthyr i Airbus ym Mrychdyn, gan ddarparu swyddi medrus â chyflog da sy'n cynnal cymunedau.

Wales has always punched above its weight in defence, from General Dynamics in Merthyr to Airbus in Broughton, providing skilled, well-paid jobs that sustain communities.

C1

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