A

The first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script. It is followed by B.


f

The eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èf and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by e and followed by ff.


y

Y (uppercase)
ysgol
hysgol (prothesis-h)

The twenty-ninth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called y and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by w.

ý

with acute accent to indicate unusually stressed short vowel

ŷ

with circumflex to indicate otherwise unpredictable or unusually stressed long vowel

ÿ

with diaeresis to indicate disyllabicity


o

The nineteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by n and followed by p.

ò

with grave accent to indicate otherwise unpredictable short vowel


i

I (uppercase)
iwrch
hiwrch (prothesis-h)

The thirteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by h and followed by l.


CH

head

CH (upper case, lower case ch, mixed case Ch)

èch, the fourth letter of the Welsh alphabet, after C and before D


e

E (uppercase)
eliffant
heliffant (prothesis-h)

The seventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by dd and followed by f.


b

The second letter of the Welsh alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by a and followed by c.


c

C (uppercase)
cath
gath (soft)
nghath
chath

The third letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ec and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by b and followed by ch.


d

The fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by ch and followed by dd.


g

G (uppercase)
gorsaf
orsaf (soft)
ngorsaf

The tenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èg and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by ff and followed by ng.


j

The fourteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èl and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by i and followed by l.


l

The fifteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èl and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by j and followed by ll.


m

The seventeenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èm and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by l and followed by n.


n

The eighteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èn and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by m and followed by o.


p

P (uppercase)
prawf
brawf (soft)
mhrawf
phrawf

The twentieth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by o and followed by ph.


r

The twenty-third letter of the Welsh alphabet, called er and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by ph and followed by rh.


s

The twenty-fourth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ès and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by rh and followed by t.


t

The twenty-fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ti and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by s and followed by th.


u

U (uppercase)
uchelwydd
huchelwydd (prothesis-h)

The twenty-eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by th and followed by w.

û

with circumflex to indicate otherwise unpredictable or unusually stressed long vowel or disyllabicity


w

The twenty-eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called w and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by u and followed by y.


ë

The letter E, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


Rh

The twenty-third letter of the Welsh alphabet, called rhi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by R and followed by S.


Th

The twenty-sixth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èth and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by T and followed by U.


à

The letter A, marked for its short pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


ng

The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script.


è

The letter E, marked for its short pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


ä

The letter A, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called acen ddisgynedig (“descended accent”) in Welsh, and found on À/à, È/è, Ì/ì, Ò/ò, Ù/ù, Ẁ/ẁ and Ỳ/ỳ.


ll

The sixteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èll and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by l and followed by m.


a

The first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script. It is followed by b.


B

b (lowercase)
Bangor
Fangor (soft)
Mangor

The second letter of the Welsh alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by A and followed by C.


C

c (lowercase)
Cymru
Gymru (soft)
Nghymru
Chymru

The third letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ec and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by B and followed by Ch.


D

d (lowercase)
Dinbych
Ddinbych (soft)
Ninbych

The fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ch and followed by Dd.


E

e (lowercase)
eliffant
heliffant (prothesis-h)

The seventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Dd and followed by F.


F

The eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èf and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by E and followed by Ff.


G

g (lowercase)
Gwynedd
Wynedd (soft)
Ngwynedd

The tenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èg and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ff and followed by Ng.


H

The twelfth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called aitsh and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ng and followed by I.


I

i (lowercase)
iwrch
hiwrch (prothesis-h)

The thirteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called i or i dot and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by H and followed by J.


J

The fourteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by I and followed by L.


L

The fifteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by J and followed by Ll.


Ll

The sixteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èll and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by L and followed by M.


M

The seventeenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ll and followed by N.


N

The eighteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by M and followed by O.


Ng

The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by G and followed by H.


O

The nineteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by N and followed by P.


P

p (lowercase)
Prawf
Brawf (soft)
Mhrawf
Phrawf

The twentieth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by O and followed by Ph.


R

The twenty-second letter of the Welsh alphabet, called er and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ph and followed by Rh.


S

The twenty-fourth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ès and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Rh and followed by T.


T

The twenty-fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ti and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by S and followed by Th.


U

u (lowercase)
uchelwydd
huchelwydd (prothesis-h)

The twenty-seventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called u, u bedol, or u gwpan and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Th and followed by W.


W

The twenty-eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called w and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by U and followed by Y.


Y

y (lowercase)
ysgol
hysgol (prothesis-h)

The twenty-ninth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by W.


rh

The twenty-third letter of the Welsh alphabet, called rhi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by R and followed by S.


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called didolnod (“separation mark”) in Welsh, and found on Ä/ä, Ë/ë, Ï/ï, Ö/ö, Ü/ü, Ẅ/ẅ and Ÿ/ÿ.


ch

The fourth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èch and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by C and followed by D.


dd

The sixth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èdd and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by d and followed by e.


á

The letter A, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


í

The letter I, marked for its short vocalic pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ff

The ninth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èff and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by f and followed by g.


é

The letter E, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


û

The letter U, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ó

The letter O, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


â

The letter A, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


î

The letter I, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ò

The letter O, marked for its short pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


ô

The letter O, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ê

The letter E, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ü

The letter U, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


ï

The letter I, marked for its syllabic vocalic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


ù

The letter U, marked for its short pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


Î

The letter I, marked for its long pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ÿ

The letter Y, marked for one of its syllabic pronunciations, (/ɨː, ɨ̞/ or /iː, ɪ/), distinct from adjacent vowels.


ú

The letter U, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


acen ddyrchafedig
acen ddyrchafedig#Welsh

A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called acen ddyrchafedig (“raised accent”) in Welsh, and found on Á/á, É/é, Í/í, Ó/ó, Ú/ú, Ẃ/ẃ and Ý/ý.


ì

The letter I, marked for its short vocalic pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


ph

The twenty-first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ffi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by P and followed by R.


Ý

The letter Y, marked for one of its short pronunciations, (/ɨ̞/ or /ɪ/), when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


É

The letter E, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ö

The letter O, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


Á

The letter A, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Ä

The letter A, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


ẏ

Osp y tŷ meꝺant hûy: Pa bêꞇ a vynd di uneyd ag osp y tŷ? ymma ymae gennyn nî † ẏspes, ag ivaꝿk yu hi: os myn di uiled osp y ty; di kerꝺ i'r gegin di ai kei.

The host of the house, said they! What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.

(archaic) A letter of the Welsh alphabet.


È

The letter E, marked for its short pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


Ê

The letter E, marked for its long pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Ò

The letter O, marked for its short pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


ỳ

The letter Y, marked for one of its short pronunciations, /ə/, in monosyllabic words.


Ô

The letter O, marked for its long pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Û

The letter U, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


th

The twenty-sixth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èth and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by t and followed by u.


Ẃ

The letter W, marked for its short vocalic pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Ó

The letter O, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Ü

The letter U, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


Ï

The letter I, marked for its syllabic vocalic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


ẅ

The letter W, marked for its syllabic vocalic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.


Í

The letter I, marked for its short vocalic pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Ú

The letter U, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Dd

The sixth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èdd and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by D and followed by E.


Ph

The twenty-first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ffi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by P and followed by R.


Ff

The ninth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èff and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by F and followed by G.


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called acen grom (“curved accent”) in Welsh, and found on Â/â, Ê/ê, Î/î, Ô/ô, Û/û, Ŵ/ŵ and Ŷ/ŷ.


ꞁ

Yr oeꝺ gynt yn trigo ẏm mhlûy Ꞁan Lavan, ꝺŷn a bennyu yn y ꞁe a eluir Ty Hurdh.

In time past there was dwelling in St. Levan, a man and a woman in a place called The Ram's House.


ŷ

The letter Y, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


ŵ

The letter W, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.


Ỳ

The letter Y, marked for one of its short pronunciations, /ə/, in monosyllabic words.


ẁ

The letter W, marked for its short vocalic pronunciation in monosyllabic words.


Ÿ

The letter Y, marked for one of its syllabic pronunciations, (/ɨ̞, ɨ̞/ or /iː, ɪ/), distinct from adjacent vowels.