ffroenochi
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ffroen (“nostril”) + ochi (“to sigh”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /frɔɨ̯ˈnɔχɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /frɔi̯ˈnoːχi/, /frɔi̯ˈnɔχi/
Verb
[edit]ffroenochi (first-person singular present ffroenochaf, not mutable)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | ffroenochaf | ffroenochi | ffroenoch, ffroenocha | ffroenochwn | ffroenochwch | ffroenochant | ffroenochir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ffroenochwn | ffroenochit | ffroenochai | ffroenochem | ffroenochech | ffroenochent | ffroenochid | |
preterite | ffroenochais | ffroenochaist | ffroenochodd | ffroenochasom | ffroenochasoch | ffroenochasant | ffroenochwyd | |
pluperfect | ffroenochaswn | ffroenochasit | ffroenochasai | ffroenochasem | ffroenochasech | ffroenochasent | ffroenochasid, ffroenochesid | |
present subjunctive | ffroenochwyf | ffroenochych | ffroenocho | ffroenochom | ffroenochoch | ffroenochont | ffroenocher | |
imperative | — | ffroenoch, ffroenocha | ffroenoched | ffroenochwn | ffroenochwch | ffroenochent | ffroenocher | |
verbal noun | ffroenochi | |||||||
verbal adjectives | ffroenochedig ffroenochadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | ffroenocha i, ffroenochaf i | ffroenochi di | ffroenochith o/e/hi, ffroenochiff e/hi | ffroenochwn ni | ffroenochwch chi | ffroenochan nhw |
conditional | ffroenochwn i, ffroenochswn i | ffroenochet ti, ffroenochset ti | ffroenochai fo/fe/hi, ffroenochsai fo/fe/hi | ffroenochen ni, ffroenochsen ni | ffroenochech chi, ffroenochsech chi | ffroenochen nhw, ffroenochsen nhw |
preterite | ffroenochais i, ffroenoches i | ffroenochaist ti, ffroenochest ti | ffroenochodd o/e/hi | ffroenochon ni | ffroenochoch chi | ffroenochon nhw |
imperative | — | ffroenocha | — | — | ffroenochwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Related terms
[edit]- ffroeni (“to sniff”)
References
[edit]- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffroenochi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies