erbyn

Vilamovian

Noun

erbyn ?

  1. (plural only) heirs

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh erbyn, from Proto-Brythonic *ar bɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare kʷennūi (in front of the head). Essentially equivalent to ar + pen, but with the umlaut due to the Proto-Celtic inflection.

Pronunciation

Preposition

erbyn

  1. by (not later than)

Derived terms

  • erbyn hyn (by this time, by now)
  • erbyn hynny (by that time, by then)

Conjunction

erbyn

  1. by the time that

Derived terms

Verb

erbyn (first-person singular present erbynaf)

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of derbyn

Conjugation

Conjugation of erbyn (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future erbyniaf erbynni erbyn erbyniwn erbyniwch erbyniant erbynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional erbyniwn erbynit erbyniai erbyniem erbyniech erbynient erbynid
preterite erbyniais erbyniaist erbyniodd erbyniasom erbyniasoch erbyniasant erbyniwyd
pluperfect erbyniaswn erbyniasit erbyniasai erbyniasem erbyniasech erbyniasent erbyniasid, erbyniesid
present subjunctive erbyniwyf erbyniech erbynio erbyniom erbynioch erbyniont erbynier
imperative erbynia erbynied erbyniwn erbyniwch erbynient erbynier
verbal noun erbyn
verbal adjectives
erbyniadwy

Derived terms

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erbyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies