baeddu
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbaːɨ̯ðɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbai̯ðɪ/
Verb
[edit]baeddu (first-person singular present baeddaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | baeddaf | baeddi | baedda | baeddwn | baeddwch | baeddant | baeddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
baeddwn | baeddit | baeddai | baeddem | baeddech | baeddent | baeddid | |
| preterite | baeddais | baeddaist | baeddodd | baeddasom | baeddasoch | baeddasant | baeddwyd | |
| pluperfect | baeddaswn | baeddasit | baeddasai | baeddasem | baeddasech | baeddasent | baeddasid, baeddesid | |
| present subjunctive | baeddwyf | baeddych | baeddo | baeddom | baeddoch | baeddont | baedder | |
| imperative | — | baedda | baedded | baeddwn | baeddwch | baeddent | baedder | |
| verbal noun | baeddu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | baeddedig baeddadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | baedda i, baeddaf i | baeddi di | baeddith o/e/hi, baeddiff e/hi | baeddwn ni | baeddwch chi | baeddan nhw |
| conditional | baeddwn i, baeddswn i | baeddet ti, baeddset ti | baeddai fo/fe/hi, baeddsai fo/fe/hi | baedden ni, baeddsen ni | baeddech chi, baeddsech chi | baedden nhw, baeddsen nhw |
| preterite | baeddais i, baeddes i | baeddaist ti, baeddest ti | baeddodd o/e/hi | baeddon ni | baeddoch chi | baeddon nhw |
| imperative | — | baedda | — | — | baeddwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| baeddu | faeddu | maeddu | unchanged |
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), “baeddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies