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dechrau1

(hwn) noun masculine (dechreuoedd)
in English is:

beginning

,

start[1]

Mutations

Soft:ddechrau
Nasal:nechrau
Aspirate:(no mutation)

Use

y dechrau hwn
fy nechrau i
dy ddechrau di
ei ddechrau ef/o
ei dechrau hi
ein dechrau ni
eich dechrau chi
eu dechrau nhw/hwy
yr un dechrau
y ddau ddechrau cyflym*
y tri dechrau pell*
y pedwar dechrau tawel*
y pum dechrau bach*
y chwe dechrau da*
y saith dechrau glân*
yr wyth dechrau llawn*
y naw dechrau mawr*
y deg dechrau rhyfedd*

* These adjectives were chosen based on their initial letter in order to demostrate their mutations, and therefore their meaning will not make sense after some nouns!

dechrau2

verb noun
in English is:

to begin

,

to commence

,

to start[1]

Mutations

Soft:ddechrau
Nasal:nechrau
Aspirate:(no mutation)
Phrases (16)
a ddechreuo lawer o bethau ni orffen ond ychydig
too many irons in the fire
agora ffynnon cyn dechrau teimlo'n sychedig
dig your well before you get thirsty
amau yw dechrau doethineb
doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
ar ddechrau
at the beginning
ar y dechrau’n deg
at the very beginning
ar y dechrau

initially

cyn dechrau, ystyriwch y diwedd
consider where you'll end up before you start
dechrau ar
to set about
dechrau cychwyn
very beginning
dim ond megis dechrau
only just started
haws dechrau cynnen na'i diweddu
easier to pick a quarrel than to settle one
i ddechrau

firstly

,

initially

, to start with
o’r dechrau cyntaf
from the very beginning
o’r dechrau un
from the very beginning
o’r dechrau yn deg
from the very beginning
Pan ollyngaf yr hyn wyf rwy'n dechrau bod yr hyn byddwyf
When I discard what I am I become what I could be
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