anheddu

Welsh

Etymology

From annedd (“house, dwelling”) +‎ -u.

Verb

anheddu (first-person singular present anheddaf)

1. to dwell, to reside, to inhabit, to settle

   Synonyms: byw, cartrefu, preswylio, trigo

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	anheddaf	anheddi	anhedda	anheddwn	anheddwch	anheddant	anheddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	anheddwn	anheddit	anheddai	anheddem	anheddech	anheddent	anheddid
preterite	anheddais	anheddaist	anheddodd	anheddasom	anheddasoch	anheddasant	anheddwyd
pluperfect	anheddaswn	anheddasit	anheddasai	anheddasem	anheddasech	anheddasent	anheddasid, anheddesid
present subjunctive	anheddwyf	anheddych	anheddo	anheddom	anheddoch	anheddont	anhedder
imperative	—	anhedda	anhedded	anheddwn	anheddwch	anheddent	anhedder
verbal noun	anheddu
verbal adjectives	anheddedig anheddadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	anhedda i, anheddaf i	anheddi di	anheddith o/e/hi, anheddiff e/hi	anheddwn ni	anheddwch chi	anheddan nhw
conditional	anheddwn i, anheddswn i	anheddet ti, anheddset ti	anheddai fo/fe/hi, anheddsai fo/fe/hi	anhedden ni, anheddsen ni	anheddech chi, anheddsech chi	anhedden nhw, anheddsen nhw
preterite	anheddais i, anheddes i	anheddaist ti, anheddest ti	anheddodd o/e/hi	anheddon ni	anheddoch chi	anheddon nhw
imperative	—	anhedda	—	—	anheddwch	—

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

Derived terms

• anheddiad (“inhabiting, settlement”)
• anheddwr (“dweller, inhabitant, settler”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anheddu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
anheddu	unchanged	unchanged	hanheddu

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), “anheddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies