anwesu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From anwes (“caress”) + -u.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /anˈwɛsɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /anˈwɛsi/
Verb
[edit]anwesu (first-person singular present anwesaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | anwesaf | anwesi | anwes | anweswn | anweswch | anwesant | anwesir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
anweswn | anwesit | anwesai | anwesem | anwesech | anwesent | anwesid | |
| preterite | anwesais | anwesaist | anwesodd | anwesasom | anwesasoch | anwesasant | anweswyd | |
| pluperfect | anwesaswn | anwesasit | anwesasai | anwesasem | anwesasech | anwesasent | anwesasid, anwesesid | |
| present subjunctive | anweswyf | anwesych | anweso | anwesom | anwesoch | anwesont | anweser | |
| imperative | — | anwes | anwesed | anweswn | anweswch | anwesent | anweser | |
| verbal noun | anwesu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | anwesedig anwesadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | anwesa i, anwesaf i | anwesi di | anwesith o/e/hi, anwesiff e/hi | anweswn ni | anweswch chi | anwesan nhw |
| conditional | anweswn i, anwesswn i | anweset ti, anwesset ti | anwesai fo/fe/hi, anwessai fo/fe/hi | anwesen ni, anwessen ni | anwesech chi, anwessech chi | anwesen nhw, anwessen nhw |
| preterite | anwesais i, anweses i | anwesaist ti, anwesest ti | anwesodd o/e/hi | anweson ni | anwesoch chi | anweson nhw |
| imperative | — | anwesa | — | — | anweswch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- anwesiad (“caressment, indulgence”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| anwesu | unchanged | unchanged | hanwesu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “anwesu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 1