blaenori
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From blaenor (“leader; predecessor”) + -i.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bleɨ̯ˈnɔrɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /blei̯ˈnoːri/, /blei̯ˈnɔri/
Verb
[edit]blaenori (first-person singular present blaenoraf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | blaenoraf | blaenori | blaenora | blaenorwn | blaenorwch | blaenorant | blaenorir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
blaenorwn | blaenorit | blaenorai | blaenorem | blaenorech | blaenorent | blaenorid | |
| preterite | blaenorais | blaenoraist | blaenorodd | blaenorasom | blaenorasoch | blaenorasant | blaenorwyd | |
| pluperfect | blaenoraswn | blaenorasit | blaenorasai | blaenorasem | blaenorasech | blaenorasent | blaenorasid, blaenoresid | |
| present subjunctive | blaenorwyf | blaenorych | blaenoro | blaenorom | blaenoroch | blaenoront | blaenorer | |
| imperative | — | blaenora | blaenored | blaenorwn | blaenorwch | blaenorent | blaenorer | |
| verbal noun | blaenori | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | blaenoredig blaenoradwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | blaenora i, blaenoraf i | blaenori di | blaenorith o/e/hi, blaenoriff e/hi | blaenorwn ni | blaenorwch chi | blaenoran nhw |
| conditional | blaenorwn i, blaenorswn i | blaenoret ti, blaenorset ti | blaenorai fo/fe/hi, blaenorsai fo/fe/hi | blaenoren ni, blaenorsen ni | blaenorech chi, blaenorsech chi | blaenoren nhw, blaenorsen nhw |
| preterite | blaenorais i, blaenores i | blaenoraist ti, blaenorest ti | blaenorodd o/e/hi | blaenoron ni | blaenoroch chi | blaenoron nhw |
| imperative | — | blaenora | — | — | blaenorwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| blaenori | flaenori | mlaenori | 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), “blaenori”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies