gwerthu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gwerth (“value, worth”) + -u. Cognate with Cornish gwertha, Breton gwerzhañ.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛrθɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛrθi/
- Rhymes: -ɛrθɨ̞
Verb
[edit]gwerthu (first-person singular present gwerthaf)
- to sell
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | gwerthaf | gwerthi | gwerth, gwertha | gwerthwn | gwerthwch | gwerthant | gwerthir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
gwerthwn | gwerthit | gwerthai | gwerthem | gwerthech | gwerthent | gwerthid | |
| preterite | gwerthais | gwerthaist | gwerthodd | gwerthasom | gwerthasoch | gwerthasant | gwerthwyd | |
| pluperfect | gwerthaswn | gwerthasit | gwerthasai | gwerthasem | gwerthasech | gwerthasent | gwerthasid, gwerthesid | |
| present subjunctive | gwerthwyf | gwerthych | gwertho | gwerthom | gwerthoch | gwerthont | gwerther | |
| imperative | — | gwerth, gwertha | gwerthed | gwerthwn | gwerthwch | gwerthent | gwerther | |
| verbal noun | gwerthu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | gwerthedig gwerthadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | gwertha i, gwerthaf i | gwerthi di | gwerthith o/e/hi, gwerthiff e/hi | gwerthwn ni | gwerthwch chi | gwerthan nhw |
| conditional | gwerthwn i, gwerthswn i | gwerthet ti, gwerthset ti | gwerthai fo/fe/hi, gwerthsai fo/fe/hi | gwerthen ni, gwerthsen ni | gwerthech chi, gwerthsech chi | gwerthen nhw, gwerthsen nhw |
| preterite | gwerthais i, gwerthes i | gwerthaist ti, gwerthest ti | gwerthodd o/e/hi | gwerthon ni | gwerthoch chi | gwerthon nhw |
| imperative | — | gwertha | — | — | gwerthwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- gwerthiant (“sale”)
- gwerthwr (“salesman, seller”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwerthu | werthu | ngwerthu | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwerthu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies