> ( anyone - neb [m.] > ) anyone - unrhywun [m.] > > 'Neb' is a variable ranging over all people (and whilst it has aquired > the negative sense of 'nobody' from being used with e.g. nid oes neb) > means 'any person'. Only it makes sense in sentences like "Nid oes neb > sy'n deallt." > > 'Unrhyw un' is just that - any one (person); any one will do, as in I want > help from someone, but I do not matter who it is, any one will do.. Very likely it's roughly the same as the difference between "personne" and "quelqu'un" in French. The question is: can "neb" ever still be used positively: "mae neb sy'n deall"? > ( sign - arwydd [-ion, mf.] > ) sign - munud [-iau, m.] > Pass. "Munud" is not a word I can associate with any meaning of "sign" > which springs to mind. It isn't "munud" 'minute', but "munud" as related to "munudedd" and "munudio" 'gesticulate'. > ( sure - (adj.) dilys > ) sure - (adj.) sicr > > "Sicr" is the "sure" of certainty; "dilys" is suitability, so sure with > the meaning of "trustworthy". Where does "siwr" fit in? > ( way - ffordd [ffyrdd, f.] > ) way - hynt [-iau, -oedd, f.] > > If it is a roadway, it is a "ffordd". If it is the way that you go, it > is a "ffordd". If it is your journey along that way (if I see you going > on your way), it is "hynt". Beth yw'r gwahaniaeth rhwng "heol" a "stryd"? ************************ Nigel Love Linguistics Cape Town NLOVE@BEATTIE.UCT.AC.ZA ************************