swnian
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sŵn (“sound, noise”) + -ian.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]swnian (first-person singular present swniaf, not mutable)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | swniaf | swni | swnia | swniwn | swniwch | swniant | swnir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | swniwn | swnit | swniai | swniem | swniech | swnient | swnid | |
| preterite | swniais | swniaist | swniodd | swniasom | swniasoch | swniasant | swniwyd | |
| pluperfect | swniaswn | swniasit | swniasai | swniasem | swniasech | swniasent | swniasid, swniesid | |
| present subjunctive | swniwyf | swniech | swnio | swniom | swnioch | swniont | swnier | |
| imperative | — | swnia | swnied | swniwn | swniwch | swnient | swnier | |
| verbal noun | swnian | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | swniedig swniadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | swnia i, swniaf i | swni di | swnith o/e/hi, swniff e/hi | swniwn ni | swniwch chi | swnian nhw |
| conditional | swniwn i, swnswn i | swniet ti, swnset ti | swniai fo/fe/hi, swnsai fo/fe/hi | swnien ni, swnsen ni | swniech chi, swnsech chi | swnien nhw, swnsen nhw |
| preterite | swniais i, swnies i | swniaist ti, swniest ti | swniodd o/e/hi | swnion ni | swnioch chi | swnion nhw |
| imperative | — | swnia | — | — | swniwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “swnian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies