addef
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh adef, from Proto-Celtic *addamyeti. Cognate to Irish admhaigh.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaðɛv/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)ðɛv/
Verb
[edit]addef (first-person singular present addefaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | addefaf | addefi | eddyf, addefa | addefwn | addefwch | addefant | addefir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
addefwn | addefit | addefai | addefem | addefech | addefent | addefid | |
| preterite | addefais | addefaist | addefodd | addefasom | addefasoch | addefasant | addefwyd | |
| pluperfect | addefaswn | addefasit | addefasai | addefasem | addefasech | addefasent | addefasid, addefesid | |
| present subjunctive | addefwyf | addefych | addefo | addefom | addefoch | addefont | addefer | |
| imperative | — | eddyf, addefa | addefed | addefwn | addefwch | addefent | addefer | |
| verbal noun | addef | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | addefedig addefadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | addefa i, addefaf i | addefi di | addefith o/e/hi, addefiff e/hi | addefwn ni | addefwch chi | addefan nhw |
| conditional | addefwn i, addefswn i | addefet ti, addefset ti | addefai fo/fe/hi, addefsai fo/fe/hi | addefen ni, addefsen ni | addefech chi, addefsech chi | addefen nhw, addefsen nhw |
| preterite | addefais i, addefes i | addefaist ti, addefest ti | addefodd o/e/hi | addefon ni | addefoch chi | addefon nhw |
| imperative | — | addefa | — | — | addefwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| addef | unchanged | unchanged | haddef |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “addef”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies