ymlaen
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From yn (“in”) + blaen (“front”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əmˈlaːɨ̯n/
- (North Wales, colloquial) /mlaːɨ̯n/, /laːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /əmˈlai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) /əmˈlaːn/, /mlai̯n/, /mlaːn/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n
Adverb[edit]
ymlaen
- forward, ahead, onward, along
- Symudwch ymlaen, wnewch chi?
- Move forward / ahead / along / on, will you?
- Antonym: yn ôl
- on (in an operating state)
Derived terms[edit]
- nes ymlaen (“later on”)
- taro ymlaen (“to knock on (in rugby)”)
- ymlaen llaw (“beforehand”)
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymlaen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies