argraffu

Welsh

Etymology

From argraff (“impression, imprint”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /arˈɡrafɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /arˈɡrafi/

Verb

argraffu (first-person singular present argraffaf)

1. to impress, to imprint
2. to print

   Synonym: printio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	argraffaf	argreffi	argraffa	argraffwn	argreffwch, argraffwch	argraffant	argreffir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	argraffwn	argraffit	argraffai	argraffem	argraffech	argraffent	argreffid
preterite	argreffais	argreffaist	argraffodd	argraffasom	argraffasoch	argraffasant	argraffwyd
pluperfect	argraffaswn	argraffasit	argraffasai	argraffasem	argraffasech	argraffasent	argraffasid, argraffesid
present subjunctive	argraffwyf	argreffych	argraffo	argraffom	argraffoch	argraffont	argraffer
imperative	—	argraffa	argraffed	argraffwn	argreffwch, argraffwch	argraffent	argraffer
verbal noun	argraffu
verbal adjectives	argraffedig argraffadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	argraffa i, argraffaf i	argraffi di	argraffith o/e/hi, argraffiff e/hi	argraffwn ni	argraffwch chi	argraffan nhw
conditional	argraffwn i, argraffswn i	argraffet ti, argraffset ti	argraffai fo/fe/hi, argraffsai fo/fe/hi	argraffen ni, argraffsen ni	argraffech chi, argraffsech chi	argraffen nhw, argraffsen nhw
preterite	argraffais i, argraffes i	argraffaist ti, argraffest ti	argraffodd o/e/hi	argraffon ni	argraffoch chi	argraffon nhw
imperative	—	argraffa	—	—	argraffwch	—

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

Derived terms

• adargraffu (“to reprint”)
• argraffwr, argraffydd (“printer”)
• peiriant argraffu (“printer, printing machine”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of argraffu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
argraffu	unchanged	unchanged	hargraffu

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