aberthu

Welsh

Etymology

aberth (“a sacrifice”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈbɛrθɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈbɛrθi/
• Rhymes: -ɛrθɨ̞

Verb

aberthu (first-person singular present aberthaf)

1. to sacrifice

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	aberthaf	aberthi	aberth, abertha	aberthwn	aberthwch	aberthant	aberthir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	aberthwn	aberthit	aberthai	aberthem	aberthech	aberthent	aberthid
preterite	aberthais	aberthaist	aberthodd	aberthasom	aberthasoch	aberthasant	aberthwyd
pluperfect	aberthaswn	aberthasit	aberthasai	aberthasem	aberthasech	aberthasent	aberthasid, aberthesid
present subjunctive	aberthwyf	aberthych	abertho	aberthom	aberthoch	aberthont	aberther
imperative	—	aberth, abertha	aberthed	aberthwn	aberthwch	aberthent	aberther
verbal noun	aberthu
verbal adjectives	aberthedig aberthadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	abertha i, aberthaf i	aberthi di	aberthith o/e/hi, aberthiff e/hi	aberthwn ni	aberthwch chi	aberthan nhw
conditional	aberthwn i, aberthswn i	aberthet ti, aberthset ti	aberthai fo/fe/hi, aberthsai fo/fe/hi	aberthen ni, aberthsen ni	aberthech chi, aberthsech chi	aberthen nhw, aberthsen nhw
preterite	aberthais i, aberthes i	aberthaist ti, aberthest ti	aberthodd o/e/hi	aberthon ni	aberthoch chi	aberthon nhw
imperative	—	abertha	—	—	aberthwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aberthu	unchanged	unchanged	haberthu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aberthu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies