erfyn
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrvɨn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrvɪn/
Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]erfyn (first-person singular present erfyniaf)
- (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to supplicate
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | erfyniaf | erfynni | erfyn, erfynia | erfyniwn | erfyniwch | erfyniant | erfynnir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | erfyniwn | erfynnit | erfyniai | erfyniem | erfyniech | erfynient | erfynnid | |
| preterite | erfyniais | erfyniaist | erfyniodd | erfyniasom | erfyniasoch | erfyniasant | erfyniwyd | |
| pluperfect | erfyniaswn | erfyniasit | erfyniasai | erfyniasem | erfyniasech | erfyniasent | erfyniasid, erfyniesid | |
| present subjunctive | erfyniwyf | erfyniech | erfynio | erfyniom | erfynioch | erfyniont | erfynier | |
| imperative | — | erfyn | erfynied | erfyniwn | erfyniwch | erfynient | erfynier | |
| verbal noun | erfyn | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | erfyniedig erfyniadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | erfynia i, erfyniaf i | erfyni di | erfynith o/e/hi, erfyniff e/hi | erfyniwn ni | erfyniwch chi | erfynian nhw |
| conditional | erfyniwn i, erfyniswn i | erfyniet ti, erfyniset ti | erfyniai fo/fe/hi, erfynisai fo/fe/hi | erfynien ni, erfynisen ni | erfyniech chi, erfynisech chi | erfynien nhw, erfynisen nhw |
| preterite | erfyniais i, erfynies i | erfyniaist ti, erfyniest ti | erfyniodd o/e/hi | erfynion ni | erfynioch chi | erfynion nhw |
| imperative | — | erfynia | — | — | erfyniwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]erfyn m (plural erfynion)
Etymology 2
[edit]From arf (“weapon, tool”) + -yn (diminutive suffix).
Noun
[edit]erfyn m (plural erfynnau)
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| erfyn | unchanged | unchanged | herfyn |
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), “erfyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies