terfynu

Welsh

Etymology

From terfyn (“end, termination”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /tɛrˈvənɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /tɛrˈvəni/

Verb

terfynu (first-person singular present terfynaf)

1. to end

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	terfynaf	terfyni	terfyna	terfynwn	terfynwch	terfynant	terfynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	terfynwn	terfynit	terfynai	terfynem	terfynech	terfynent	terfynid
preterite	terfynais	terfynaist	terfynodd	terfynasom	terfynasoch	terfynasant	terfynwyd
pluperfect	terfynaswn	terfynasit	terfynasai	terfynasem	terfynasech	terfynasent	terfynasid, terfynesid
present subjunctive	terfynwyf	terfynych	terfyno	terfynom	terfynoch	terfynont	terfyner
imperative	—	terfyna	terfyned	terfynwn	terfynwch	terfynent	terfyner
verbal noun	terfynu
verbal adjectives	terfynedig terfynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	terfyna i, terfynaf i	terfyni di	terfynith o/e/hi, terfyniff e/hi	terfynwn ni	terfynwch chi	terfynan nhw
conditional	terfynwn i, terfynswn i	terfynet ti, terfynset ti	terfynai fo/fe/hi, terfynsai fo/fe/hi	terfynen ni, terfynsen ni	terfynech chi, terfynsech chi	terfynen nhw, terfynsen nhw
preterite	terfynais i, terfynes i	terfynaist ti, terfynest ti	terfynodd o/e/hi	terfynon ni	terfynoch chi	terfynon nhw
imperative	—	terfyna	—	—	terfynwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of terfynu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
terfynu	derfynu	nherfynu	therfynu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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