merthyru
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From merthyr (“martyr”) + -u.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɛrˈθərɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɛrˈθərɪ/
Verb
[edit]merthyru (first-person singular present merthyraf)
- to martyr (put someone to death for their religious beliefs)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | merthyraf | merthyri | merthyra | merthyrwn | merthyrwch | merthyrant | merthyrir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
merthyrwn | merthyrit | merthyrai | merthyrem | merthyrech | merthyrent | merthyrid | |
| preterite | merthyrais | merthyraist | merthyrodd | merthyrasom | merthyrasoch | merthyrasant | merthyrwyd | |
| pluperfect | merthyraswn | merthyrasit | merthyrasai | merthyrasem | merthyrasech | merthyrasent | merthyrasid, merthyresid | |
| present subjunctive | merthyrwyf | merthyrych | merthyro | merthyrom | merthyroch | merthyront | merthyrer | |
| imperative | — | merthyra | merthyred | merthyrwn | merthyrwch | merthyrent | merthyrer | |
| verbal noun | merthyru | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | merthyredig merthyradwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | merthyra i, merthyraf i | merthyri di | merthyrith o/e/hi, merthyriff e/hi | merthyrwn ni | merthyrwch chi | merthyran nhw |
| conditional | merthyrwn i, merthyrswn i | merthyret ti, merthyrset ti | merthyrai fo/fe/hi, merthyrsai fo/fe/hi | merthyren ni, merthyrsen ni | merthyrech chi, merthyrsech chi | merthyren nhw, merthyrsen nhw |
| preterite | merthyrais i, merthyres i | merthyraist ti, merthyrest ti | merthyrodd o/e/hi | merthyron ni | merthyroch chi | merthyron nhw |
| imperative | — | merthyra | — | — | merthyrwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| merthyru | ferthyru | unchanged | 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), “merthyru”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies