bynnag
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Welsh pinnac, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨnnag, from Proto-Celtic *kʷinnakos. Cognate with Breton bennak (“any, some”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
bynnag
- -ever, soever, follows interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns
- 2015 September 4, Vaughan Roderick, “Byd y Bale”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- Mae bodolaeth plaid genedlaethol, pa mor bynnag fechan oedd honno, yn rhan o'r ateb
- The existence of a national party, however small it was, is part of the answer
Derived terms[edit]
- ta (“-ever”)
Derived terms[edit]
- beth bynnag (“whatever”)
- ble bynnag, lle bynnag (“wherever”)
- faint bynnag (“however many”)
- fodd bynnag (“however, whatever way”)
- pryd bynnag (“whenever”)
- pwy bynnag (“whoever, whomever”)
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bynnag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies