meddwl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh meðwl, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *medyetor (whence meddu), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure; advise”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛðʊl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːðʊl/, /ˈmɛðʊl/
• Rhymes: -ɛðʊl

Verb

meddwl (first-person singular present meddyliaf)

1. to think

   Synonym: tybio

2. to mean, to refer to

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	meddyliaf	meddyli	meddwl, meddylia	meddyliwn	meddyliwch	meddyliant	meddylir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	meddyliwn	meddylit	meddyliai	meddyliem	meddyliech	meddylient	meddylid
preterite	meddyliais	meddyliaist	meddyliodd	meddyliasom	meddyliasoch	meddyliasant	meddyliwyd
pluperfect	meddyliaswn	meddyliasit	meddyliasai	meddyliasem	meddyliasech	meddyliasent	meddyliasid, meddyliesid
present subjunctive	meddyliwyf	meddyliech	meddylio	meddyliom	meddylioch	meddyliont	meddylier
imperative	—	meddwl, meddylia	meddylied	meddyliwn	meddyliwch	meddylient	meddylier
verbal noun	meddwl
verbal adjectives	meddyliedig meddyliadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	meddylia i, meddyliaf i	meddyli di	meddylith o/e/hi, meddyliff e/hi	meddyliwn ni	meddyliwch chi	meddylian nhw
conditional	meddyliwn i, meddyliswn i	meddyliet ti, meddyliset ti	meddyliai fo/fe/hi, meddylisai fo/fe/hi	meddylien ni, meddylisen ni	meddyliech chi, meddylisech chi	meddylien nhw, meddylisen nhw
preterite	meddyliais i, meddylies i	meddyliaist ti, meddyliest ti	meddyliodd o/e/hi	meddylion ni	meddylioch chi	meddylion nhw
imperative	—	meddylia	—	—	meddyliwch	—

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

See also

• credu (“to believe”)
• golygu (“to mean, to signify”)

Noun

meddwl m (plural meddyliau)

1. mind
2. thought, idea

Mutation

Mutated forms of meddwl

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
meddwl	feddwl	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.