rhyfeddu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rhyfedd (“strange, wondrous”) + -u.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥əˈvɛðɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥əˈveːði/, /r̥əˈvɛði/
Verb
[edit]rhyfeddu (first-person singular present rhyfeddaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | rhyfeddaf | rhyfeddi | rhyfedda | rhyfeddwn | rhyfeddwch | rhyfeddant | rhyfeddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
rhyfeddwn | rhyfeddit | rhyfeddai | rhyfeddem | rhyfeddech | rhyfeddent | rhyfeddid | |
| preterite | rhyfeddais | rhyfeddaist | rhyfeddodd | rhyfeddasom | rhyfeddasoch | rhyfeddasant | rhyfeddwyd | |
| pluperfect | rhyfeddaswn | rhyfeddasit | rhyfeddasai | rhyfeddasem | rhyfeddasech | rhyfeddasent | rhyfeddasid, rhyfeddesid | |
| present subjunctive | rhyfeddwyf | rhyfeddych | rhyfeddo | rhyfeddom | rhyfeddoch | rhyfeddont | rhyfedder | |
| imperative | — | rhyfedda | rhyfedded | rhyfeddwn | rhyfeddwch | rhyfeddent | rhyfedder | |
| verbal noun | rhyfeddu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | rhyfeddedig rhyfeddadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | rhyfedda i, rhyfeddaf i | rhyfeddi di | rhyfeddith o/e/hi, rhyfeddiff e/hi | rhyfeddwn ni | rhyfeddwch chi | rhyfeddan nhw |
| conditional | rhyfeddwn i, rhyfeddswn i | rhyfeddet ti, rhyfeddset ti | rhyfeddai fo/fe/hi, rhyfeddsai fo/fe/hi | rhyfedden ni, rhyfeddsen ni | rhyfeddech chi, rhyfeddsech chi | rhyfedden nhw, rhyfeddsen nhw |
| preterite | rhyfeddais i, rhyfeddes i | rhyfeddaist ti, rhyfeddest ti | rhyfeddodd o/e/hi | rhyfeddon ni | rhyfeddoch chi | rhyfeddon nhw |
| imperative | — | rhyfedda | — | — | rhyfeddwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhyfeddu | ryfeddu | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyfeddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies