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rhyfela

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From rhyfel (war) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rhyfela (first-person singular present rhyfelaf)

  1. (intransitive) to war, to wage war

Conjugation

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Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhyfelaf rhyfeli rhyfela rhyfelwn rhyfelwch rhyfelant rhyfelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
rhyfelwn rhyfelit rhyfelai rhyfelem rhyfelech rhyfelent rhyfelid
preterite rhyfelais rhyfelaist rhyfelodd rhyfelasom rhyfelasoch rhyfelasant rhyfelwyd
pluperfect rhyfelaswn rhyfelasit rhyfelasai rhyfelasem rhyfelasech rhyfelasent rhyfelasid, rhyfelesid
present subjunctive rhyfelwyf rhyfelych rhyfelo rhyfelom rhyfeloch rhyfelont rhyfeler
imperative rhyfela rhyfeled rhyfelwn rhyfelwch rhyfelent rhyfeler
verbal noun rhyfela
verbal adjectives rhyfeledig
rhyfeladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhyfela i,
rhyfelaf i
rhyfeli di rhyfelith o/e/hi,
rhyfeliff e/hi
rhyfelwn ni rhyfelwch chi rhyfelan nhw
conditional rhyfelwn i,
rhyfelswn i
rhyfelet ti,
rhyfelset ti
rhyfelai fo/fe/hi,
rhyfelsai fo/fe/hi
rhyfelen ni,
rhyfelsen ni
rhyfelech chi,
rhyfelsech chi
rhyfelen nhw,
rhyfelsen nhw
preterite rhyfelais i,
rhyfeles i
rhyfelaist ti,
rhyfelest ti
rhyfelodd o/e/hi rhyfelon ni rhyfeloch chi rhyfelon nhw
imperative rhyfela rhyfelwch

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of rhyfela
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhyfela ryfela 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

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyfela”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies