SIARAD - Fusser17
Instances of eira

46AET+< xx <a (dy)na chi> [?] (y)n gweld eira ben y Wyddfa tro (y)ma .
  andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN snowsnow.N.M.SG headhead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF Snowdonname turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV
  [...] and there you see snow at the top of Snowdon this time
90AET+, +< pinkCE # ar [/] ar yr eira (fe)lly de .
  pinkpink.N.SG onon.PREP onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF snowsnow.N.M.SG thusso.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  pink on the snow, like, you know
93AET+" ohCE tydy eira ddim yn # lliw felly de .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRES.NEGunk snowsnow.N.M.SG NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP colourcolour.N.M.SG thusso.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  "oh snow isn't that colour, like"
94AET+" &d gwyn (y)dy eira .
  whitewhite.ADJ.M.[or].complaint.N.MF.SG+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES snowsnow.N.M.SG
  "snow is white"
1027AETnaturiol # eira (y)r mynydd .
  naturalnatural.ADJ snowsnow.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF mountaintmountain.N.M.SG
  natural, mountain snow
1092AETpan mae (y)r gwynt <a (y)r &e> [//] erCE (we)di chwythu (y)r eira i (y)r +/ .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF windwind.N.M.SG andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM PRT.PASTafter.PREP blow.NONFINblow.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF snowsnow.N.M.SG toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF
  when the wind and the...er has blown the snow to the...
1386AETtua diwedd mis Mai oedd hwn efo eira ar y topiau .
  approximatelytowards.PREP endend.N.M.SG monthmonth.N.M.SG MayMay.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG withwith.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF topstops.N.M.PL
  this was about the end of May, with snow on the tops
1387AETgafon ni eira # yn hwyr # yn y flwyddyn .
  get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P snowsnow.N.M.SG PRTPRT latelate.ADJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF yearyear.N.F.SG+SM
  we had snow late in the year
1429BENa hyfryd efo (y)chydig bach o [/] o eira dal <ar y myny(dd)> [//] &a &a ar y chwith +/ .
  andand.CONJ lovelydelightful.ADJ withwith.PREP a_littlea_little.QUAN smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP ofof.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG stilltall.ADJ+SM.[or].continue.V.2S.IMPER.[or].continue.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mountainmountain.N.M.SG onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF leftleft.ADJ
  and lovely with a little bit of...of snow still on the mount...on the left
1485BENmae # eira (y)n # tynnu y # manylion # umCE # <y &g cerrig> [//] y &ʤ geologyE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES snowsnow.N.M.SG PRTPRT take.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF detailsdetails.N.M.PL IMum.IM DETthe.DET.DEF stonesstones.N.F.PL DETthe.DET.DEF geologygeology.N.SG
  the snow takes away the details of, um, the rocks...the geology
1489BENxx mae (y)n justCE ychydig bach o eira justCE xx sprinklingE bach o eira yeahCE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT justjust.ADV a_littlea_little.QUAN smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV sprinklingunk smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG yeahyeah.ADV
  [...] there's just a little bit of snow, just [...] a little sprinkling of snow, yeah
1489BENxx mae (y)n justCE ychydig bach o eira justCE xx sprinklingE bach o eira yeahCE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT justjust.ADV a_littlea_little.QUAN smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV sprinklingunk smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG yeahyeah.ADV
  [...] there's just a little bit of snow, just [...] a little sprinkling of snow, yeah
1570AET&=clicks_projector (we)dyn # yr un un llyn (he)blaw eira wan i wneud o (y)n erCE lotCE oleuach na [/] na be (y)dy o mewn ffordd .
  thenafterwards.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM oneone.NUM lakelake.N.M.SG exceptwithout.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT IMer.IM lotlot.N.SG lighterunk PRTno.ADV PRTno.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  then, the same lake, except snow now to make it, er, a lot lighter than...than it is in a way

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