hoffi

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hoffian, hoffiain (obsolete)

Etymology

From hoff (“beloved, dear”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔfɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔfi/
• Rhymes: -ɔfɪ

Verb

hoffi (first-person singular present hoffaf, not mutable)

1. to like

   Synonyms: leicio, licio

   Dw i’n hoffi llaeth.

   I like milk.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	hoffaf	hoffi	hoffa	hoffwn	hoffwch	hoffant	hoffir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	hoffwn	hoffit	hoffai	hoffem	hoffech	hoffent	hoffid
preterite	hoffais	hoffaist	hoffodd	hoffasom	hoffasoch	hoffasant	hoffwyd
pluperfect	hoffaswn	hoffasit	hoffasai	hoffasem	hoffasech	hoffasent	hoffasid, hoffesid
present subjunctive	hoffwyf	hoffych	hoffo	hoffom	hoffoch	hoffont	hoffer
imperative	—	hoffa	hoffed	hoffwn	hoffwch	hoffent	hoffer
verbal noun	hoffi
verbal adjectives	hoffedig hoffadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	hoffa i, hoffaf i	hoffi di	hoffith o/e/hi, hoffiff e/hi	hoffwn ni	hoffwch chi	hoffan nhw
conditional	hoffwn i, hoffswn i	hoffet ti, hoffset ti	hoffai fo/fe/hi, hoffsai fo/fe/hi	hoffen ni, hoffsen ni	hoffech chi, hoffsech chi	hoffen nhw, hoffsen nhw
preterite	hoffais i, hoffes i	hoffaist ti, hoffest ti	hoffodd o/e/hi	hoffon ni	hoffoch chi	hoffon nhw
imperative	—	hoffa	—	—	hoffwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hoffaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies