adlewyrchu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From adlewyrch (“reflection”) + -u.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌadlɛu̯.ˈərχɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌadlɛu̯.ˈərχi/
Verb
[edit]adlewyrchu (first-person singular present adlewyrchaf)
- to reflect
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | adlewyrchaf | adlewyrchi | adlewyrcha | adlewyrchwn | adlewyrchwch | adlewyrchant | adlewyrchir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
adlewyrchwn | adlewyrchit | adlewyrchai | adlewyrchem | adlewyrchech | adlewyrchent | adlewyrchid | |
| preterite | adlewyrchais | adlewyrchaist | adlewyrchodd | adlewyrchasom | adlewyrchasoch | adlewyrchasant | adlewyrchwyd | |
| pluperfect | adlewyrchaswn | adlewyrchasit | adlewyrchasai | adlewyrchasem | adlewyrchasech | adlewyrchasent | adlewyrchasid, adlewyrchesid | |
| present subjunctive | adlewyrchwyf | adlewyrchych | adlewyrcho | adlewyrchom | adlewyrchoch | adlewyrchont | adlewyrcher | |
| imperative | — | adlewyrcha | adlewyrched | adlewyrchwn | adlewyrchwch | adlewyrchent | adlewyrcher | |
| verbal noun | adlewyrchu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | adlewyrchedig adlewyrchadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | adlewyrcha i, adlewyrchaf i | adlewyrchi di | adlewyrchith o/e/hi, adlewyrchiff e/hi | adlewyrchwn ni | adlewyrchwch chi | adlewyrchan nhw |
| conditional | adlewyrchwn i, adlewyrchswn i | adlewyrchet ti, adlewyrchset ti | adlewyrchai fo/fe/hi, adlewyrchsai fo/fe/hi | adlewyrchen ni, adlewyrchsen ni | adlewyrchech chi, adlewyrchsech chi | adlewyrchen nhw, adlewyrchsen nhw |
| preterite | adlewyrchais i, adlewyrches i | adlewyrchaist ti, adlewyrchest ti | adlewyrchodd o/e/hi | adlewyrchon ni | adlewyrchoch chi | adlewyrchon nhw |
| imperative | — | adlewyrcha | — | — | adlewyrchwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- adlewyrchiad (“reflection”)
- adlewyrchydd (“reflectior”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| adlewyrchu | unchanged | unchanged | hadlewyrchu |
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), “adlewyrchu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies