ŵy
The Welsh word for egg is ŵy.
ŵy refers to the edible egg of a domestic fowl or the contents of such an egg used for food.
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
Did you know?
- In Welsh, the word ŵy is a homonym for the first-person singular present tense of the verb 'to be', meaning 'I am'.
- In traditional Welsh folk medicine, eggs were historically used in 'curing' rituals to draw out illness from a patient.
- The word ŵy is a rare example of a word that begins with a circumflex accent on its first vowel, a mark used in Welsh to indicate a long vowel sound.
Examples in context
- Mae'r ŵy yn fawr.The egg is big.
- Yn y fridge mae ŵy.There are eggs in the fridge.
Example conversation
Gareth and Sian are in the kitchen preparing a meal.
- GarethSian, oes gen ni ŵy?Sian, do we have an egg?
- SianYdy, mae hwy yn y oelfrys.Yes, they are in the fridge.
- GarethDa, dwi am wneud ŵy wedi'i ffrio.Good, I want to make a fried egg.
- SianDa iawn, Gareth.Very good, Gareth.
