aildrefnu

Welsh

Etymology

From ail- (“re-”) +‎ trefnu (“to arrange”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌai̯lˈdrevnɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌai̯lˈdrevni/

Verb

aildrefnu (first-person singular present aildrefnaf)

1. to rearrange

   Synonym: ad-drefnu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	aildrefnaf	aildrefni	aildrefn, aildrefna	aildrefnwn	aildrefnwch	aildrefnant	aildrefnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	aildrefnwn	aildrefnit	aildrefnai	aildrefnem	aildrefnech	aildrefnent	aildrefnid
preterite	aildrefnais	aildrefnaist	aildrefnodd	aildrefnasom	aildrefnasoch	aildrefnasant	aildrefnwyd
pluperfect	aildrefnaswn	aildrefnasit	aildrefnasai	aildrefnasem	aildrefnasech	aildrefnasent	aildrefnasid, aildrefnesid
present subjunctive	aildrefnwyf	aildrefnych	aildrefno	aildrefnom	aildrefnoch	aildrefnont	aildrefner
imperative	—	aildrefn, aildrefna	aildrefned	aildrefnwn	aildrefnwch	aildrefnent	aildrefner
verbal noun	aildrefnu
verbal adjectives	aildrefnedig aildrefnadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	aildrefna i, aildrefnaf i	aildrefni di	aildrefnith o/e/hi, aildrefniff e/hi	aildrefnwn ni	aildrefnwch chi	aildrefnan nhw
conditional	aildrefnwn i, aildrefnswn i	aildrefnet ti, aildrefnset ti	aildrefnai fo/fe/hi, aildrefnsai fo/fe/hi	aildrefnen ni, aildrefnsen ni	aildrefnech chi, aildrefnsech chi	aildrefnen nhw, aildrefnsen nhw
preterite	aildrefnais i, aildrefnes i	aildrefnaist ti, aildrefnest ti	aildrefnodd o/e/hi	aildrefnon ni	aildrefnoch chi	aildrefnon nhw
imperative	—	aildrefna	—	—	aildrefnwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of aildrefnu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aildrefnu	unchanged	unchanged	haildrefnu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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