Welcome to the BBC Cysgair Welsh dictionary

Use our free online dictionary to look up over 60,000 Welsh words and phrases. You can instantly search for words in English or Welsh, find comprehensive lists of Welsh verb variations and listen to audio pronunciations.

• Just type the word or phrase you'd like to search for into the search box.
• By default, the dictionary searches from English to Welsh. Remember to click on the 'Welsh to English' button if you want to find the English translation for Welsh words or phrases.
• You can change the direction of your search (from Welsh to English or English to Welsh) by clicking on the relevant button.
  English to Welsh - use this when you want to type English text into the search box
  Welsh to English - use this when you want to type Welsh text into the search box.
• When you have selected your options, click on 'Search' and the results will be displayed in alphabetical order.
• When Welsh verbs are displayed in the search results, click on the 'Conjugate' link to see a list of verb variations. From here, you will also be able to conjugate additional Welsh verbs.
• When you see the audio play button displayed, click on it to hear a clip of the standard Welsh pronunciation.

Abbreviations

Here's a list of abbreviations and their meanings in English and Welsh.

English abbreviation	English description	Welsh abbreviation	Welsh description
v	Verb	berf	Berf
vn	Verb Noun	be	Berf Enw
adj	Adjective	ans	Ansoddair
adv	Adverb	ans	Ansoddair
n	Noun	enw	Enw
nf	Feminine noun	eb	Enw benywaidd
nm	Masculine noun	eg	Enw gwrywaidd
p	Plural	ll	Lluosog
nm/f	Masculine or feminie noun (more often masculine)	eg/b	Enw gwrywaidd neu benywaidd (gwrywaidd gan amlaf)
nf/m	Feminie or masculine noun (more often feminie)	eb/g	Enw benywaidd neu gwrywaidd (Benywaidd gan amlaf)
conj	Conjugation	cys	Cysylltair
pro	Pronoun	rhagenw	Rhagenw
prep	Preposition	ardd	Arddodiad