soddi

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps from an earlier form *sōd-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”), whence eistedd (“to sit”); compare English soot. Alternatively, the earlier form is *stā-dh-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”), whence sefyll (“to stand, stop”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔði/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsoːði/, /ˈsɔði/

Verb

soddi (first-person singular present soddaf, not mutable)

1. to submerge

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	soddaf	soddi	sawdd, sodda	soddwn	soddwch	soddant	soddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	soddwn	soddit	soddai	soddem	soddech	soddent	soddid
preterite	soddais	soddaist	soddodd	soddasom	soddasoch	soddasant	soddwyd
pluperfect	soddaswn	soddasit	soddasai	soddasem	soddasech	soddasent	soddasid, soddesid
present subjunctive	soddwyf	soddych	soddo	soddom	soddoch	soddont	sodder
imperative	—	sodda	sodded	soddwn	soddwch	soddent	sodder
verbal noun	soddi
verbal adjectives	soddedig soddadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	sodda i, soddaf i	soddi di	soddith o/e/hi, soddiff e/hi	soddwn ni	soddwch chi	soddan nhw
conditional	soddwn i, soddswn i	soddet ti, soddset ti	soddai fo/fe/hi, soddsai fo/fe/hi	sodden ni, soddsen ni	soddech chi, soddsech chi	sodden nhw, soddsen nhw
preterite	soddais i, soddes i	soddaist ti, soddest ti	soddodd o/e/hi	soddon ni	soddoch chi	soddon nhw
imperative	—	sodda	—	—	soddwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Further reading

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