oddi ar

Welsh

Alternative forms

• oddiar

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɔðɪ ˈar/, /ɔðˈjar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɔði ˈar/, /ɔðˈjar/

Preposition

oddi ar (triggers soft mutation on a following noun)

1. off, from on

   Mae wedi creu penawdau ar y cae ac oddi arno. ― He has made headlines on the pitch and off it.

2. from (with verbs of taking, snatching, stealing etc.)

   Cipiwyd y tiriogaethau oddi ar y gelyn. ― The territories were snatched from the enemy.

3. since

   Synonyms: er, ers

   Rwy yma oddi ar yr oriau mân. ― I've been here since the early hours of the morning.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)

	singular	plural
first person	oddi arnaf	oddi arnom
second person	oddi arnat	oddi arnoch
third person	oddi arno m oddi arni f	oddi arnynt

Personal forms (colloquial)

	singular	plural
first person	oddi arno i/fi, oddi arna i	oddi arnon ni
second person	oddi arnot ti, oddi arnat ti	oddi arnoch chi
third person	oddi arno fe/fo m oddi arni hi f	oddi arnyn nhw

References

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