Welsh/Nouns

Nouns Plurals -wr and -wyr If a noun ends with -wr (meaning "man"), as in "milwr" (soldier), change the stem into -wyr. Examples Singular Plural EnglishMilwrMilwyrSoldier - SoldiersHelwrHelwyrHunter - HuntersSaethwrSaethwyrArcher - Archers You can make a -wr noun feminine by changing it into -wraig. For the plural, change this into -wragedd. Examples Singular Plural EnglishMilwraigMilwrageddSoldier - Soldiers (f)HelwraigHelwrageddHunter - Hunters (f)SaethwraigSaethwrageddArcher - Archers (f) The Genitive Indefinite To turn a word into an indefinite genitive (of a...), simply write: object subject For example, if the object was "milwyr" (soldiers), and the subject was "Cymru" (Wales), the sentence would be "milwyr Cymru" (Soldiers of Wales). Definite To turn a word into a definite genitive (of the...), simply write object y/yr subject For example, if the object was "carreg" (rock), and the subject was "mynydd" (mountain), the sentence would be "carreg y mynydd" (Rock of the mountain). Note that "y" causes a soft mutation before a feminine noun For example, if the object was "gwallt" (hair), and the subject was "merch" (girl, feminine noun), the sentence would be "gwallt y ferch" (Hair of the girl, the girl's hair).