mewnanadlu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mewn- (“in-”) + anadlu (“breathe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌmɛu̯naˈnadlɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌmɛu̯naˈnadli/
Verb
[edit]mewnanadlu (first-person singular present mewnanadlaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | mewnanadlaf | mewnanedli | mewnanadla | mewnanadlwn | mewnanedlwch, mewnanadlwch | mewnanadlant | mewnanedlir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
mewnanadlwn | mewnanadlit | mewnanadlai | mewnanadlem | mewnanadlech | mewnanadlent | mewnanedlid | |
| preterite | mewnanedlais | mewnanedlaist | mewnanadlodd | mewnanadlasom | mewnanadlasoch | mewnanadlasant | mewnanadlwyd | |
| pluperfect | mewnanadlaswn | mewnanadlasit | mewnanadlasai | mewnanadlasem | mewnanadlasech | mewnanadlasent | mewnanadlasid, mewnanadlesid | |
| present subjunctive | mewnanadlwyf | mewnanedlych | mewnanadlo | mewnanadlom | mewnanadloch | mewnanadlont | mewnanadler | |
| imperative | — | mewnanadla, mewnanadla | mewnanadled | mewnanadlwn | mewnanedlwch, mewnanadlwch | mewnanadlent | mewnanadler | |
| verbal noun | mewnanadlu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | mewnanadledig mewnanadladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | mewnanadla i, mewnanadlaf i | mewnanadli di | mewnanadlith o/e/hi, mewnanadliff e/hi | mewnanadlwn ni | mewnanadlwch chi | mewnanadlan nhw |
| conditional | mewnanadlwn i, mewnanadlswn i | mewnanadlet ti, mewnanadlset ti | mewnanadlai fo/fe/hi, mewnanadlsai fo/fe/hi | mewnanadlen ni, mewnanadlsen ni | mewnanadlech chi, mewnanadlsech chi | mewnanadlen nhw, mewnanadlsen nhw |
| preterite | mewnanadlais i, mewnanadles i | mewnanadlaist ti, mewnanadlest ti | mewnanadlodd o/e/hi | mewnanadlon ni | mewnanadloch chi | mewnanadlon nhw |
| imperative | — | mewnanadla | — | — | mewnanadlwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- mewnanadliad (“inhalation, inspire”)
- mewnanadlydd (“inhaler”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| mewnanadlu | fewnanadlu | 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), “mewnanadlaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies