Welsh Dictionary (Teach Yourself) [Paperback]

Edwin C. Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993 | ISBN-10: 0844238422 | ISBN-13: 978-0844238425

Your ultimate reference to Welsh for self-study or for class

This new edition is the most comprehensive Welsh-English, English-Welsh dictionary of its kind. With more than 16,000 entries, it includes:

• Words listed under all their variant forms
• Listings of irregular forms of verbs, adjectives, and plural nouns
• Common idioms
• The personal forms of prepositions
• And much more

You also get a brief introduction to Welsh grammar and a helpful pronunciation guide.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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About the Author

Edwin Lewis has devoted his working life to the teaching of Welsh including 15 years as Head Teacher of a designated Welsh medium primary school.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Teach Yourself (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844238422
• ISBN-13: 978-0844238425
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,198,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a Dictionary, October 8, 2007

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Paddy-O (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Yourself Welsh Dictionary (TY: Dictionaries) (Paperback)

The Teach Yourself Welssh Dictionary is the perfect addition to the Teach Yourself Welsh course! It has a very helpful grammar section and pronunciation section in the back that is more useful than you'd imagine!

Cymru am Byth!

5.0 out of 5 stars Welsh Dictionary, March 8, 2007

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Laura Jo Farries (Stafford, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Welsh Dictionary (Teach Yourself (NTC)) (Paperback)

This has been very helpful in the Welsh class I have been taking. It's quite easy to read and understand. I wish it had a pronounciation guide, however. A handy book to have around.

4.0 out of 5 stars Teach Yourself Welsh Dictionary, November 27, 2002

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Hanner Cymreig "Hanner Cymreig" (Central Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Yourself Welsh Dictionary (Teach Yourself (NTC)) (Paperback)

This dictionary's bragging rights are noted in the Foreward. As a works-in-progress it was awarded First Prize at the 1989 Llanrwst National Eisteddfod. Completion of the text was commisioned by the Eisteddfod Council. Quite an honor.

But any dictionary's true value is determined by the ability to serve the user's needs and the amount of effort required to obtain information from the text. What does this dictionary have to offer?

It is well laid out using a format easy on the eye. There are two columns per page with the subject word in bold type. Translations are kept short but each entry contains several variations of meaning to consider when needed.

Mutations are a building block of the Welsh language and common mutations are presented with an easy to understand code that quickly directs the user to the non-mutated word.

An interesting feature is the placement of the Welsh alphabet across the top of each page. This is a helpful reminder when attempting to find a word starting with the letter "k", for example, which is not part of the Welsh alphabet.

This dictionary is meant for the translation of the writen word but the usual guidelines to pronounciation and parts of speech are offered in seperate sections at the rear of the book. North/South Wales dialect differences are noted as are those of South West Wales (i.e. Swansea area).

Coverage is limited to common everyday speech and not modern business, military, and science terms. There are other Welsh-English dictionaries on the market that better serve interests in those areas.

"Field Test" of the reviewed product:

My current need for a Welsh-English dictionary is to translate Welsh words used as band names and song titles found on "modern" Welsh folk music CD's. Using the "Rough Guide to the Music of Wales" CD as a test subject I had a sucess rate of about 75% after a half hour of research.