cyfateb
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cyf- + ateb (“to answer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /kəˈvatɛb/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kəˈvatab/
Noun
[edit]cyfateb m (plural cyfatebion)
Verb
[edit]cyfateb (first-person singular present cyfatebaf)
- (intransitive, with preposition i) to correspond, to agree, to match
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cyfatebaf | cyfatebi | -cyfetyb, cyfateba | cyfatebwn | cyfatebwch | cyfatebant | cyfatebir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
cyfatebwn | cyfatebit | cyfatebai | cyfatebem | cyfatebech | cyfatebent | cyfatebid | |
| preterite | cyfatebais | cyfatebaist | cyfatebodd | cyfatebasom | cyfatebasoch | cyfatebasant | cyfatebwyd | |
| pluperfect | cyfatebaswn | cyfatebasit | cyfatebasai | cyfatebasem | cyfatebasech | cyfatebasent | cyfatebasid, cyfatebesid | |
| present subjunctive | cyfatebwyf | cyfatebych | cyfatebo | cyfatebom | cyfateboch | cyfatebont | cyfateber | |
| imperative | — | cyfateba | cyfatebed | cyfatebwn | cyfatebwch | cyfatebent | cyfateber | |
| verbal noun | cyfateb | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cyfatebedig cyfatebadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cyfateba i, cyfatebaf i | cyfatebi di | cyfatebith o/e/hi, cyfatebiff e/hi | cyfatebwn ni | cyfatebwch chi | cyfateban nhw |
| conditional | cyfatebwn i, cyfatebswn i | cyfatebet ti, cyfatebset ti | cyfatebai fo/fe/hi, cyfatebsai fo/fe/hi | cyfateben ni, cyfatebsen ni | cyfatebech chi, cyfatebsech chi | cyfateben nhw, cyfatebsen nhw |
| preterite | cyfatebais i, cyfatebes i | cyfatebaist ti, cyfatebest ti | cyfatebodd o/e/hi | cyfatebon ni | cyfateboch chi | cyfatebon nhw |
| imperative | — | cyfateba | — | — | cyfatebwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- cyfatebiaeth (“correspondence”)
- cyfatebol (“corresponding”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyfateb | gyfateb | nghyfateb | chyfateb |
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), “cyfateb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies