S
Word element
| Meaning | Example of use (sound file links underlined) |
sain, san, sant,saint | saint | Llantrisant |
sarn, (plural sarnau) | causeway | Bwlch-y-sarnau |
sych | dry | Sychnant |
T - (TH can be a mutation of T)
Word element
| Meaning | Example of use (sound file links underlined) |
tafarn, (plural tafarnau) | tavern | Tafarn-y-garreg |
tair | see tri | |
tal | end | Tal-y-bont |
tan | end, below | |
tarren, (plural tarenni) | rocky height, precipice | |
teg | fair, beautiful | Pant-teg |
tir | land, territory | Tirymynach |
tomen | mound | |
ton | grassland, lea | Tonypandy |
traeth | strand, beach, shore | |
trallwng | wet bottom land | |
traws | cross, transverse; direction, district | Trawsfynydd |
tre(f) | homestead, hamlet, town | Tredegar |
tri, (feminine tair) | three | Llantrisant |
troed | foot | Troed-y-rhiw |
tros | over | Trostre |
trum | ridge | |
trwyn | point, cape (literally nose) | |
twyn | hillock, knoll | Twynllannan |
ty, (plural tai) | house | Ty-croes; Tai-bach |
tyddyn, ty'n | small farm, holding | |
U
Word element
| Meaning | Example of use (sound file links underlined) |
uchaf | upper, higher, highest | Cwmtwrch Uchaf |
uchel | high | |
uwch | above, over | |
Y
Word element
| Meaning | Example of use (sound file links underlined) |
y, yr, 'r | (definite article) the | Tanygrisiau; Tonyrefail; Godre'r-graig |
ych | ox | |
yn | in | |
ynys | island, holm, water meadow | Ynysybwl |
ysbyty | hospital, hospice | Ysbyty Ifan |
ystrad | valley floor, strath | Ystradyfodwg |
ystum | bend (in river) | Llanystumdwy |
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