rhewi
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛu̯.ɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛu̯.i/
- Rhymes: -ɛu̯ɪ
Verb
[edit]rhewi (first-person singular present rhewaf)
- to freeze
Usage notes
[edit]The verbnoun or dictionary form of a verb, such as this entry, is employed as a masculine singular noun in Welsh to express an uncountable verbal noun. The corresponding countable noun is usually derived morphologically from the related verb.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | rhewaf | rhewi | rhewa | rhewn | rhewch | rhewant | rhewir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | rhewn | rhewit | rhewai | rhewem | rhewech | rhewent | rhewid | |
| preterite | rhewais | rhewaist | rhewodd | rhewsom | rhewsoch | rhewsant | rhewyd | |
| pluperfect | rhewswn | rhewsit | rhewsai | rhewsem | rhewsech | rhewsent | rhewsid | |
| present subjunctive | rhewyf | rhewych | rhewo | rhewom | rhewoch | rhewont | rhewer | |
| imperative | — | rhewa | rhewed | rhewn | rhewch | rhewent | rhewer | |
| verbal noun | rhewi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | rhewedig rhewadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | rhewa i, rhewaf i | rhewi di | rhewith o/e/hi, rhewiff e/hi | rhewn ni | rhewch chi | rhewan nhw |
| conditional | rhewn i, rhewswn i | rhewet ti, rhewset ti | rhewai fo/fe/hi, rhewsai fo/fe/hi | rhewen ni, rhewsen ni | rhewech chi, rhewsech chi | rhewen nhw, rhewsen nhw |
| preterite | rhewais i, rhewes i | rhewaist ti, rhewest ti | rhewodd o/e/hi | rhewon ni | rhewoch chi | rhewon nhw |
| imperative | — | rhewa | — | — | rhewch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- gwrthrewydd (“antifreeze”)
- rhewadur (“refrigerator”)
- rhewedig (“frozen”)
- (phase change) rhewiad (“freezing”)
- rhewi'n gorn (“to freeze solid”)
- rhewydd (“refrigerant”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhewi | rewi | 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), “rhewaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies