gweithredu
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gweithred (“action”) + -u, from gwaith (“act, work”) + -red.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwei̯θˈrɛdɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwei̯θˈreːdi/, /ɡwei̯θˈrɛdi/
Verb
[edit]gweithredu (first-person singular present gweithredaf)
- to accomplish, to enact, to put into effect
- Synonyms: cyflawni, dwyn i ben
- to act, to operate
- (with â) to have carnal relations (with)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | gweithredaf | gweithredi | gweithreda | gweithredwn | gweithredwch | gweithredant | gweithredir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
gweithredwn | gweithredit | gweithredai | gweithredem | gweithredech | gweithredent | gweithredid | |
preterite | gweithredais | gweithredaist | gweithredodd | gweithredasom | gweithredasoch | gweithredasant | gweithredwyd | |
pluperfect | gweithredaswn | gweithredasit | gweithredasai | gweithredasem | gweithredasech | gweithredasent | gweithredasid, gweithredesid | |
present subjunctive | gweithredwyf | gweithredych | gweithredo | gweithredom | gweithredoch | gweithredont | gweithreder | |
imperative | — | gweithreda | gweithreded | gweithredwn | gweithredwch | gweithredent | gweithreder | |
verbal noun | gweithredu | |||||||
verbal adjectives | gweithrededig gweithredadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | gweithreda i, gweithredaf i | gweithredi di | gweithredith o/e/hi, gweithrediff e/hi | gweithredwn ni | gweithredwch chi | gweithredan nhw |
conditional | gweithredwn i, gweithredswn i | gweithredet ti, gweithredset ti | gweithredai fo/fe/hi, gweithredsai fo/fe/hi | gweithreden ni, gweithredsen ni | gweithredech chi, gweithredsech chi | gweithreden nhw, gweithredsen nhw |
preterite | gweithredais i, gweithredes i | gweithredaist ti, gweithredest ti | gweithredodd o/e/hi | gweithredon ni | gweithredoch chi | gweithredon nhw |
imperative | — | gweithreda | — | — | gweithredwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Derived terms
[edit]- gweithrediad m (“function”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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gweithredu | weithredu | ngweithredu | 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), “gweithredu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies